Cyber scams are skyrocketing, costing Americans $16B — and this state lost the most to online fraudsters

Source: New York Post

Cyber scams skyrocketed in 2024, with digital fraudsters stealing $16 billion from Americans — a 33% increase from the previous year, according to FBI data released on Thursday. The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report tracks complaints and losses via online extortion, phishing scams, phony investments, and other e-crimes. Across the country, Californians proved to be the biggest schmucks of all, forking over a staggering $2.

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