FBI Says U.S. Crypto Scam Losses Reached $11.4 Billion in 2025
According to the FBI, cryptocurrency-related crime losses climbed to $11.366 billion in 2025 as complaints increased to 181,565, while the agency’s Internet Crime Report also flagged major losses tied to AI fraud and deepfake scams.
Fact Check
The strongest usable evidence in this run is the fetched Yahoo Finance article titled "Yahoo Finance - $11.4B Lost to Crypto Scams in 2025: FBI Internet Crime Report," which specifically attributes the figures to the FBI IC3 annual report and gives matching numbers: $11.366 billion in losses, 181,565 crypto-related complaints, and a 22% increase in losses. The X post from @WuBlockchain independently echoes the same figures. I was unable to directly fetch the FBI/IC3 primary page during this run, so the claim is not fully primary-source validated here, but the available corroboration is internally consistent and directly on-point.
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Summary
According to the FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report, U.S. losses tied to crypto-related crime rose 22% year over year to $11.366 billion, while complaints increased 21% to 181,565. The report also highlighted $1.4 billion in losses linked to AI fraud and noted a surge in deepfake scams targeting both individuals and companies. The update expands the scope of the original crypto-loss data by adding broader technology-enabled fraud trends identified by the agency.
Terms & Concepts
- Internet Crime Report: An annual FBI report that tracks online crime complaints, financial losses, and major fraud trends in the United States.
- AI fraud: Fraud schemes that use artificial intelligence tools to deceive victims, automate scams, or create convincing false content.
- Deepfake scams: Scams involving AI-generated audio, video, or images designed to impersonate real people or organizations and mislead targets.