In 2022, individuals aged 60 and older in the United States filed 17,810 complaints about tech support fraud cases. Approximately eight thousand victims reported non-payment and non-delivery crimes. Personal data breaches and romance fraud were also frequently encountered by victims aged 60 and older in the measured year.
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*Cryptocurrency and Cryptocurrency wallet s relate to the medium or tool used to facilitate the crime and are used by the IC3 for tracking purposes only.
**Regarding BEC victim counts: A whole number is given to depict the overall victim count and is then broken out into separate counts to identify when a Victim over 60 may be reporting victimization on behalf of a business or personally.
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IC3. (April 24, 2023). Number of cyber crime victims among individuals over 60 years in the United States in 2022, by type of crime [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389659/us-elderly-cyber-crime-victims-number-by-type/
IC3. "Number of cyber crime victims among individuals over 60 years in the United States in 2022, by type of crime." Chart. April 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389659/us-elderly-cyber-crime-victims-number-by-type/
IC3. (2023). Number of cyber crime victims among individuals over 60 years in the United States in 2022, by type of crime. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389659/us-elderly-cyber-crime-victims-number-by-type/
IC3. "Number of Cyber Crime Victims among Individuals over 60 Years in The United States in 2022, by Type of Crime." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389659/us-elderly-cyber-crime-victims-number-by-type/
IC3, Number of cyber crime victims among individuals over 60 years in the United States in 2022, by type of crime Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389659/us-elderly-cyber-crime-victims-number-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of cyber crime victims among individuals over 60 years in the United States in 2022, by type of crime [Graph], IC3, April 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389659/us-elderly-cyber-crime-victims-number-by-type/