FBI: Americans aged 60 and older reported losing almost $3 billion to crypto fraud last year. In total, Americans reported being scammed out of around $9.3 billion via crypto, out of a total $16.6 billion in total reported losses that year.

2024 IC3 CRYPTOCURRENCY FRAUD COMPLAINTS REFERENCING CRYPTOCURRENCY AGE RANGE21 COUNT LOSS Under 20 1,819 $7,778,157 20 - 29 13,591 $370,443,345 30 - 39 22,218 $1,006,382,458 40 - 49 22,555 $1,462,040,974 50 - 59 19,317 $1,184,912,854 Over 60 33,369 $2,839,333,197 Chart outlines cryptocurrency complaints in 2024: 149,686 complaints; $9.3 billion in losses; 66% increase in loss; largest age group to report is 60+.

The 60+ category reported $4.885 billion in total Internet crime-related losses to the FBI, and $2.839 billion of them involved crypto (58%).

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