year,category,ic3_complaints,ic3_losses_usd,ftc_losses_usd,yoy_ic3_loss_change_pct,fraud_severity_index,primary_source,notes
2025,Investment / Cryptocurrency,72984,8648617756,7900000000,31.6,97,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report; FTC Congressional Testimony March 2026,FTC figure from pre-publication congressional testimony (March 25 2026)
2025,Business Email Compromise,24768,3046598558,,9.9,74,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,Average loss per complaint ~$123000; 86% via wire/ACH
2025,Tech / Customer Support,47794,2134675818,,45.8,82,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,Includes call center impersonation fraud
2025,Personal Data Breach,67456,1314923988,,-9.5,58,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Confidence / Romance,23159,929287469,,38.3,71,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,60% of romance fraud originates on social media (FTC 2026)
2025,Government Impersonation,32424,797943193,,96.7,88,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,Fastest-escalating category by Axis Intelligence FSI
2025,Non-Payment / Non-Delivery,56478,503373587,,-35.9,39,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Other,20031,512146819,,82.8,,"FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report",
2025,Phishing / Spoofing,191561,215843126,,207.7,76,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,Volume -1% YoY; losses +208% — compositional shift to spear-phishing
2025,Identity Theft,31675,185832657,,6.6,43,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Extortion,89129,122499133,,-14.5,52,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Employment,24688,362934762,,37.3,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Real Estate,12368,275110419,,58.5,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Credit Card / Check Fraud,18774,282670235,,41.4,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Advanced Fee,7762,155910852,,52.7,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Lottery / Sweepstakes / Inheritance,5623,194147851,,90.0,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Data Breach,3963,435240992,,19.3,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Ransomware,3611,32320105,,259.1,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,Direct ransom payments only — excludes downtime/remediation. Axis Intelligence estimates true cost ~$17.6B via IBM cross-reference
2025,SIM Swap,971,17366758,,-33.2,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Malware,893,19370572,,1318.0,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Harassment / Stalking,21557,27707167,,161.1,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Threats of Violence,4826,9509532,,416.4,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Botnet,715,13859049,,56.4,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Overpayment,2194,22898075,,6.7,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,IPR / Copyright and Counterfeit,2386,26667006,,205.9,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,
2025,Charity,662,7907609,,,,"FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report",New category tracked in 2025
2025,AI-Related (descriptor),22364,893346472,,,,"FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report",First year formally tracked. Axis Intelligence estimates true AI-linked investment fraud losses at $2.8B–$4.1B via Chainalysis cross-reference
2025,Cryptocurrency Nexus (descriptor),181565,11366669732,,22.2,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report,54.4% of all IC3 losses in 2025 — Axis Intelligence calculation
2025,Social Media Fraud (FTC),,,2100000000,,,"FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Spotlight April 2026","Contact method — not a crime type. 706% increase since 2020 ($261M). Source: ftc.gov"
2024,Investment / Cryptocurrency,47919,6570639864,5700000000,43.8,,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report; FTC CSN Data Book 2024,
2024,Business Email Compromise,21442,2770151146,,,-,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report,
2024,Tech / Customer Support,36002,1464755976,,58.4,,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report,
2024,Personal Data Breach,64882,1453296303,,95.3,,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report,
2024,Confidence / Romance,17910,672009052,,2.9,,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report,
2024,Government Impersonation,17367,405624084,,2.9,,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report,
2024,Phishing / Spoofing,193407,70013036,,273.8,,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report,
2024,Ransomware,3156,12473156,,-79.1,,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report,
2024,Cryptocurrency Nexus (descriptor),150386,9300000000,,22.0,,FBI IC3 2024 Annual Report,Approximate — FBI IC3 2024 figure
2024,Social Media Fraud (FTC),,,1900000000,,,"FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Spotlight April 2026",
2023,Investment / Cryptocurrency,39570,4570275683,4600000000,,,FBI IC3 2023 Annual Report; FTC CSN Data Book 2023,
2023,Business Email Compromise,21489,2946830270,,,,FBI IC3 2023 Annual Report,
2023,Tech / Customer Support,37560,924512658,,,,FBI IC3 2023 Annual Report,
2023,Phishing / Spoofing,298878,18728550,,,,FBI IC3 2023 Annual Report,
2023,Ransomware,2825,59641384,,,,FBI IC3 2023 Annual Report,
2023,Social Media Fraud (FTC),,,1500000000,,,"FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Spotlight April 2026",
2022,Investment / Cryptocurrency,,4570000000,3800000000,,,FBI IC3 2022 Annual Report; FTC CSN Data Book 2022,
2022,Business Email Compromise,,2946830270,,,,FBI IC3 2022 Annual Report,
2022,Social Media Fraud (FTC),,,1200000000,,,"FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Spotlight April 2026",
2021,Investment / Cryptocurrency,,,,,,"FBI IC3 2021 Annual Report; FTC CSN Data Book 2021",
2021,Social Media Fraud (FTC),,,789000000,,,"FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Spotlight April 2026",
2020,Total IC3 Losses (all categories),,4200000000,,,,FBI IC3 2020 Annual Report,Baseline year for trend calculations
2020,Social Media Fraud (FTC),,,261000000,,,"FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Spotlight April 2026",Baseline year — 706% growth to 2025
2025,Elder Fraud 60+ — Total,201266,7748000000,,59.0,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report — Elder Fraud Section,Average loss per victim $38500; 12444 victims lost >$100K
2025,Elder Fraud 60+ — Investment,16926,3519296354,,91.9,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report — Elder Fraud Section,40.7% of total IC3 investment losses
2025,Elder Fraud 60+ — Tech Support,21334,1040730043,,6.0,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report — Elder Fraud Section,48.8% of total IC3 tech support losses
2025,Elder Fraud 60+ — Romance,10188,584032745,,50.1,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report — Elder Fraud Section,62.8% of total IC3 romance losses
2025,Elder Fraud 60+ — BEC,4566,568048472,,47.5,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report — Elder Fraud Section,
2025,Elder Fraud 60+ — Gov Impersonation,8628,413206251,,98.6,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report — Elder Fraud Section,
2025,Elder Fraud 60+ — Cryptocurrency,42271,4347081557,,53.1,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report — Elder Fraud Section,56.2% of all IC3 crypto losses — Axis Intelligence calculation
2025,Crypto Investment Fraud by Age — Under 20,629,12582997,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.53,
2025,Crypto Investment Fraud by Age — 20-29,4627,117353587,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.53,
2025,Crypto Investment Fraud by Age — 30-39,8576,412626617,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.53,
2025,Crypto Investment Fraud by Age — 40-49,10750,924623370,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.53,
2025,Crypto Investment Fraud by Age — 50-59,9856,1383263248,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.53,
2025,Crypto Investment Fraud by Age — 60+,13685,2763921910,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.53,
2025,Crypto ATM/Kiosk Fraud,13460,389000000,,58.0,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.53,23% increase in complaints; 58% increase in losses YoY
2025,Recovery Scams (crypto),10516,1400000000,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.53,Secondary victimization after crypto fraud
2025,AI Fraud — Investment nexus,4356,632041188,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.42,
2025,AI Fraud — BEC nexus,135,30256592,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.42,
2025,AI Fraud — Tech Support nexus,574,19457078,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.42,
2025,AI Fraud — Romance nexus,626,19041653,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.42,
2025,AI Fraud — Employment nexus,691,12550185,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.42,
2025,State Losses — California,,3674716305,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $9337282
2025,State Losses — Texas,,1825636181,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $5757321
2025,State Losses — Florida,,1596138595,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $6802930
2025,State Losses — New York,,1226307877,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $6130795
2025,State Losses — New Jersey,,660411901,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $6916601
2025,State Losses — Arizona,,630700609,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $8272766
2025,State Losses — Oregon,,193196479,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $4520711; Crypto losses $545.9M — ranks 5th nationally despite 27th in total losses
2025,State Losses — Nevada,,302235247,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $9208347
2025,State Losses — Hawaii,,106447375,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $7429222
2025,State Losses — DC,,97368097,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report pp.29-31,Per 100K: $14037165 — highest in US
2025,State Crypto Losses — California,,2099014715,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.57,Highest crypto losses by state
2025,State Crypto Losses — Texas,,1016062841,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.57,
2025,State Crypto Losses — Florida,,914525497,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.57,
2025,State Crypto Losses — Oregon,,545938510,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.57,Anomaly: 5th in crypto losses; 27th in total losses
2025,State Crypto Losses — New York,,593370013,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.57,
2025,Financial Fraud Kill Chain — Total Interventions,3900,1163919846,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.17,58% success rate; $679M frozen
2025,Financial Fraud Kill Chain — Domestic,3574,507042623,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.17,
2025,Financial Fraud Kill Chain — International,326,171970560,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.17,
2025,Operation Level Up — Victims Notified,3780,225871319,,,,FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report p.20,78% of notified victims unaware they were being scammed