Fact-check · Oct 21, 2026
“The elderly population over 60 as just in 2025 through cybercrimes lost 7,700,000,000 in their income.”
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What the record shows
FBI IC3 2025 Annual Report: Americans age 60+ reported $7.748 billion in cybercrime losses across 201,266 complaints in 2025.
Claim of $7.7 billion matches FBI IC3 official data within normal rounding. Figure is independently published by primary federal agency.
Sources
- FBI: Seniors lost $7.75B to cybercrime in 2025 — a 59% jump
- FBI reports $20.9 billion in internet crime losses in 2025
- Scammers Target Older Adult Victims
- FBI: Cybercrime losses increased 26% in 2025
- States Where Seniors Lose the Most to Cybercrime [Data]
- FBI says crypto-related fraud losses hit record $11.4 billion in 2025, with seniors bearing the brunt
Every time it was said
2 times, Oct 19, 2026 to Oct 21, 2026 · 1 true · 1 unconfirmed
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Oct 19, 2026UNCONFIRMED
Oct 21, 2026TRUE
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