History of the IC3

[E2014T]

In May 2000, the IC3 was established as a center to receive complaints of Internet crime. In June 2007, the IC3
received its one millionth. In November 2010, the IC3 received its two millionth complaint, and in May 2014, the
IC3 reached the three million complaint milestone. Over the last five years, the IC3 received an average of nearly
300,000 complaints per year. The complaints consisted of a wide array of Internet scams affecting victims of all
nationalities, ages, backgrounds, educational levels, and socio-economic levels.

https://www.fbi.gov/news/news_blog/2014-ic3-annual-report

[E2014T]

The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) 2001 Internet Fraud Report is the first annual
compilation of information on complaints received and referred by the IFCC to law enforcement or
regulatory agencies for appropriate action. From January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2001 the IFCC web
site received 49,711 complaints. This total includes many different fraud types and non-fraudulent
complaints, such as computer intrusions, SPAM/unsolicited email, and child pornography. During
this same time period, the IFCC has referred 16,775 complaints of fraud, the majority of which was
committed over the Internet or similar online service. The total dollar loss from all referred cases of
fraud was $17.8 million, with a median dollar loss of $435 per complaint.

http://www.ic3.gov/media/annualreport/2001_IFCCReport.pdf

[Soapboxmom]

A nice chunk of those complaints are from me. Thank you very much!

[E2014T]

From under 20,000 complaints in 2000 to almost 300,000 annually now is a good track record!

[Soapboxmom]

It is the place for those that need to file a complaint to go when they are not sure where to direct that complaint. A perfect catchall!