Currency crime losses in the United States jumped to $ 9.3 billion in 2024, says the FBI

The Americans reported a record number $ 9.3 billion of losses in crimes related to cryptocurrencies in 2024, according to a report issued by the Internet Crime Skerals Center for the Federal Office (FBI) (IC3). The losses represent a 66 % jump from 2023 and highlight the increasing use of digital assets in online fraud.

Annual IC3 Report It says approximately 150,000 complaints related to encryption, with investment fraud that leads the road. In these plans, fraudsters often pretend that they provide high returns on fake cryptocurrencies, persuading the victims to transfer the money that is removed after that.

The FBI has also highlighted the “swine slaughter” fraud, as fraudsters build online relationships before paying fake encryption investments. Investment plans in encryption led to $ 5.8 billion of losses, while the second largest category of losses at $ 1.1 billion was a data breach.

The elderly Americans bear the burden of damage. Individuals over the age of 60 have been over 6.8 billion dollars through crimes related to encryption-more than any other age group-an altitude of $ 1.65 billion in 2023 and $ 1.08 billion in 2022.

The most affected, the second age group, between the ages of 40 and 49, has been exposed to $ 1.4 billion of losses, while those under the age of 40 have been subjected to combined losses of about $ 1.37 billion.

More than 8,000 complaints are caused by people over the age Technical support fraud Suicide plans, and ATMs often include encrypted currencies.

The operating level, a government initiative launched in January 2024, has set thousands of victims of fraud in encryption investments and prevented an estimated 285 million dollars of additional losses, according to the report. 42 victims of suicide intervention indicated.