Data
Scam & fraud, by the numbers
What the official U.S. sources show about scams and fraud — how losses are trending, where the money goes, and live complaint data. Every figure links to its source.
Scam by the numbers
U.S. cybercrime losses are climbing fast
$20.9B in 2025 · +26% vs 2024Sources: FBI IC3 and FTC Consumer Sentinel, annual reports. Figures are reported losses only; actual totals are higher, as most scams go unreported.
Where the money goes
Reported fraud losses from official U.S. sources — the scam types and payment methods behind the biggest losses.
Reported losses by payment method
FTC · 2024- Bank Transfer or Payment$2.09B
- Cryptocurrency$1.42B
Reported losses by scam type
FBI IC3 · 2024- Investment$6.57B
- Business Email Compromise$2.77B
- Tech/Customer Support$1.46B
- Non-Payment/Non-Delivery$785M
- Confidence/Romance$672M
- Government Impersonation$405M
Scam complaints, updated daily
Consumer complaints that mention scams, filed with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over the last 12 months. A live signal from the CFPB's public database — not a total count of all scams.
6,505
scam-related complaints in the last 12 months
Most-reported states
- CA910
- TX591
- FL579
- NY391
- GA351
- IL326
About this data
Figures come from official U.S. government sources: the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the FTC Consumer Sentinel Network, and the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. Annual figures update when new reports are published; CFPB data updates daily. These are reported losses and complaints — the true totals are higher, because most fraud goes unreported.