IC3 2009 Internet Crime Annual Report
- http://www.ic3.gov/m...010/100312.aspx
March 12, 2010 - "... Online crime complaints increased substantially once again last year, according to the report. The IC3 received a total of 336,655 complaints, a 22.3 percent increase from 2008. The total loss linked to online fraud was $559.7 million; this is up from $265 million in 2008... Although the complaints consisted of a variety of fraud types, advanced fee scams that fraudulently used the FBI's name ranked number one (16.6 percent). Non-delivery of merchandise and/or payment was the second most reported offense (11.9 percent)... The report is posted in its entirety on the IC3 website*. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a joint operation between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). IC3 receives, develops, and refers criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime. The IC3 gives the victims of cyber crime a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism utilized to alert authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations..."
* http://www.ic3.gov/m...ualreports.aspx
[ Replace the word “complaints” with “citizen-reported-criminal-activity”… ‘do same in the actual report itself. ]


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