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FBI Reports $20.9B AI Fraud Surge, $893M Losses

7/6/2026

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  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported $893,346,472 in AI-referenced fraud losses from 22,364 complaints in 2025.
  • Complaints hit 1,008,597 with $20.877 billion losses, a 26 percent increase from 2024.
  • Investment fraud led complaints, with 4,356 filings and $632,041,188 losses.
  • Fraud generated 181,565 complaints and $11.366 billion losses, a 48 percent rise.
  • Level Up warned 3,780 victims, preventing $225,871,319 in losses, while the team froze $679,013,183 of $1,163,919,846 in thefts.