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    26 Years of Internet Crime Reports: From Beanie Babies to Investment Scams (Part I of II)

    August 5, 2026

    Internet fraud continues to thrive. In this article, the author summarizes the types of fraud and how online fraud will continue to evolve, and what readers can do to recognize what form fraud will take. When the FBI’s Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC, later renamed to IC3) first opened its doors in May 2000, it took in a mere 20,014 complaints in the first partial year of operation.[1] A quarter-century later, it has taken in more than 9 million complaints, with $11.366 billion in cryptocurrency related losses alone in a single year.[2] These annual reports are a chronicle of growing…

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