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FBI Says Internet Crime Reports Up 33% in 2008
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 by Tom Fragala
According to the FBI's IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center), the number of Internet crime complaints received increased by 33.1% in 2008 versus 2007. This doesn't necessarily mean that Internet crime itself increased by that amount, rather reports to IC3.gov's website did. It sure feels like a reasonable number considering what I hear, reports in the media, and ancedotal evidence, about ID theft, Internet crime, and non-violent crime increasing.
Regardless, this will garner quite a bit of attention and worthy of mention. From the press release today.
The 2008 Annual Report reports that complaints of online crime hit a record high in 2008. IC3 received a total of 275,284 complaints, a 33.1% increase over the previous year. The total dollar loss linked to online fraud was $265 million, about $25 million more than in 2007. The average individual loss amounted to $931.
I wonder if Ed over at Fraudwar is seeing a sharp increase in financial crimes in his world.
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