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IC3 Business Email Compromise complaints
Global: 24,768 in 2025, +15.5% on 2024.
- 24,768 Latest · Global · 2025
- +15.5% vs 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 3 Records · 1 region · 2023–2025
Verified 1 Oct 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2026
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IC3 Business Email Compromise complaints
Global, 2023 to 2025
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3 records · 1 region · 2023–2025. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Number of complaints related to Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes submitted globally to the FBI IC3.
- Measure
- One slice of Cybercrime complaints ( basis: calendar year, form: level, segment: bec ) . Number of internet crime and cybercrime complaints filed by individuals and entities to reporting authorities during a given period. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 IC3 Annual Report | FBI IC3 | 16 Apr 2026 | 3 |
Other slices of cybercrime complaints
- IC3 extortion complaints 3 calendar year · extortion
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- IC3 investment fraud complaints 3 calendar year · investment fraud
- IC3 personal data breach complaints 3 calendar year · personal data breach
- IC3 phishing and spoofing complaints 3 calendar year · phishing
- IC3 ransomware incident complaints 3 calendar year · ransomware
- IC3 tech and customer support fraud complaints 3 calendar year · tech support
- FBI IC3 annual cybercrime complaints 1 calendar year
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest IC3 Business Email Compromise complaints?
Global: 24,768 in 2025, +15.5% on 2024.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by FBI IC3. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2025; the next release should cover 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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"IC3 Business Email Compromise complaints." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/ic3-bec-complaints. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
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