According to PANews, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2024 report, revealing a significant increase in cryptocurrency-related scams targeting seniors in the United States. The report indicates that individuals aged 60 and above filed 33,369 complaints related to crypto scams, resulting in losses totaling $2.84 billion. This figure represents over 30% of the total $9.3 billion lost to crypto scams throughout the year.
Overall, IC3 received 149,686 complaints concerning cryptocurrency in 2024, marking a 66% increase compared to the previous year. The report highlights investment scams and crypto ATM fraud as the primary methods used by perpetrators, with losses amounting to $5.8 billion and $247 million, respectively.