Americans Lost $20 Billion to Internet Crime in 2025 as Investment Scams Took $8.7 Billion
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Updated · WBBJ-TV · Jul 20
Americans Lost $20 Billion to Internet Crime in 2025 as Investment Scams Took $8.7 Billion
2 articles · Updated · WBBJ-TV · Jul 20
Summary
$20 billion in reported losses to internet crime hit Americans in 2025, up 26% from 2024, according to the FBI's latest Internet Crime Report.
Investment scams caused the biggest financial damage at about $8.7 billion, while phishing generated the highest number of complaints.
AI-linked fraud added more than $630 million in losses, and the FBI also flagged a rise in sextortion cases targeting teenage boys and sophisticated cryptocurrency scams.
Tennessee ranked 20th nationwide in complaints and 19th in dollar losses, while local consumer advocates said the FBI figures likely capture only a fraction of actual scam losses.