{
    "statement": "reported lost by people aged 60 and over in 2025, up 59% from 2024; the age group with the highest losses",
    "value_display": "$7.748B",
    "value_numeric": 7.748,
    "unit": "$B",
    "data_label": "2025",
    "data_period_end": "2025-12-31",
    "region": "USA",
    "size": "all",
    "source": {
        "name": "Internet Crime Report (IC3 Annual Report)",
        "publisher": "FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center",
        "type": "official",
        "url": "https://www.ic3.gov/"
    },
    "source_url": "https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf",
    "source_quote": "201,266 Complaints 37% FROM 2024 $7.748 Billion in Losses 59% FROM 2024 $38,500 Average Loss 12,444 Complainants Lost > $100K",
    "verification_note": "Read in the 2025 IC3 Annual Report PDF on ic3.gov (text extracted page by page). The PDF carries no date; 7 Apr 2026 is the FBI release date. Elder fraud section, p.44. New stat.",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+00:00",
    "margin_of_error": null,
    "dont_know": null,
    "data_table": null,
    "revisions": [],
    "page_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/cybersecurity/us-internet-crime-losses-age-60-plus",
    "csv_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/cybersecurity/us-internet-crime-losses-age-60-plus.csv"
}