SOURCES

Where the numbers come from

A superscript number in the manual links here. Figures are reported losses and on-chain estimates, not a count of every scam. Last reviewed October 10, 2026.

• 1

  Internet Crime Report 2025

  FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center · Published 2026

  1,008,597 complaints and $20.877 billion in reported losses for 2025, including investment fraud, business email compromise, tech support, romance, government impersonation, and phishing.

  FBI IC3 source

• 2

  Crypto Crime Report, 2025 figures

  Chainalysis · 2026

  On-chain scam receipts for 2025, the rise in impersonation scams, and the change in average payment size.

  Chainalysis source

• 3

  FinCEN notices on scam centers and digital assets

  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network · 2025–2026

  Suspicious-activity reporting tied to overseas scam compounds and digital-asset transfers.

  FinCEN source

• 4

  Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book

  Federal Trade Commission · Annual

  Consumer reports of romance scams, impostors, and how people paid.

  FTC source

• 5

  Google Play enforcement reporting

  Google · 2024

  Policy-violating Android apps blocked and developer accounts banned.

  Google source