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Online crime cost Americans billions last year

March 24, 2022

Via: Techradar
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Online scams are now an almost $7 billion “industry” according to the FBI. The Bureau’s annual Internet Crime Report states that fraudsters stole $6.9 billion from Americans during 2021, an increase of more than threefold, compared to the $2 billion stolen just two years ago.

The figure is likely to be even bigger, given that the report bases its findings only on internet crime complaints filed during 2021. There had been a total of 847,376 of those, up 7% year-on-year, but also up 81%, compared to 2019.

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