The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual
report.
The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790
complaints of suspected internet crime—an increase of more than 300,000
complaints from 2019—and reported losses exceeding $4.2 billion.
State-specific statistics have also been released and can be found
within the 2020 Internet Crime Report and in the accompanying 2020 State
Reports.
According to the report, Nigeria is ranked 16th worst affected country.
Other countries that ranked better than Nigeria are Pakistan, China,
Columbia, and Hong Kong.
Apart from Nigeria, South Africa was also listed among the ‘worst’ 20.
South Africa rated sixth with 1,754 victims while Nigeria had 443 victims.
The top three crimes reported by victims in 2020 were phishing scams,
non-payment/non-delivery scams, and extortion. Victims lost the most money to
business email compromise scams, romance and confidence schemes, and investment
fraud. Notably, 2020 saw the emergence of scams exploiting the COVID-19
pandemic. The IC3 received over 28,500 complaints related to COVID-19, with
fraudsters targeting both businesses and individuals.
Infographic depicting the number of complaints to the Internet Crime
Complaint Center in 2020 (791,790) compared to 2019 (467,361).
In addition to statistics, the IC3’s 2020 Internet Crime Report contains
information about the most prevalent internet scams affecting the public and
offers guidance for prevention and protection. It also highlights the FBI’s
work combating internet crime, including recent case examples. Finally, the
2020 Internet Crime Report explains the IC3, its mission, and functions.
The IC3 gives the public a reliable and convenient mechanism to report
suspected internet crime to the FBI. The FBI analyzes and shares information
from submitted complaints for investigative and intelligence purposes, for law
enforcement, and for public awareness.
With the release of the 2020 Internet Crime Report, the FBI wants to
remind the public to immediately report suspected criminal internet activity to
the IC3 at ic3.gov. By reporting internet crime, victims are not only alerting
law enforcement to the activity but aiding in the overall fight against
cybercrime.
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