2025 Alabama IC3 Cryptocurrency Annual Report

Crime Type by Victim Count
Crime Type	Victim Count	Crime Type	Victim Count
Advanced Fee	29	Lottery/Sweepstakes/Inheritance	6
BEC	16	Malware	6
Botnet	1	No Lead Value	86
Charity	2	Non-payment/Non-Delivery	45
Confidence/Romance	70	Other	24
Credit Card/Check Fraud	11	Overpayment	6
Data Breach	8	Personal Data Breach	128
Employment	105	Phishing/Spoofing	62
Extortion	269	Ransomware	10
Government Impersonation	99	Real Estate	8
Harassment/Stalking	6	SIM Swap	0
Identity Theft	20	Tech Support	200
Investment	464	Threats of Violence	3
IPR/Copyright and Counterfeit	2

Descriptors*
AI Related	74	Cryptocurrency	752
Crimes Against Children	5	Cryptocurrency Wallet	934
*These descriptors relate to the medium or tool used to facilitate the crime, and are used by the IC3 for tracking purposes only. They are available only after another crime type has been selected.

Crime Type by Victim Loss
Crime Type	Loss Amount	Crime Type	Loss Amount
Advanced Fee	$960,098	Lottery/Sweepstakes/Inheritance	$124,177
BEC	$746,423	Malware	$807,762
Botnet	$300	No Lead Value	$0
Charity	$4,327	Non-payment/Non-Delivery	$187,694
Confidence/Romance	$3,510,413	Other	$108,362
Credit Card/Check Fraud	$30,883	Overpayment	$1,601
Data Breach	$20,000	Personal Data Breach	$5,385,528
Employment	$3,368,501	Phishing/Spoofing	$549,527
Extortion	$245,271	Ransomware	$2,565,544
Government Impersonation	$2,139,322	Real Estate	$650,800
Harassment/Stalking	$11,150	SIM Swap	$0
Identity Theft	$88,971	Tech Support	$16,168,851
Investment	$56,136,278	Threats of Violence	$2,159
IPR/Copyright and Counterfeit	$0

Descriptors*
AI Related	$6,559,538	Cryptocurrency	$34,308,221
Crimes Against Children	$450	Cryptocurrency Wallet	$59,505,719
*These descriptors relate to the medium or tool used to facilitate the crime, and are used by the IC3 for tracking purposes only. They are available only after another crime type has been selected.

Crime Type by Subject Count
Crime Type	Subject Count	Crime Type	Subject Count
Advanced Fee	4	Lottery/Sweepstakes/Inheritance	3
BEC	5	Malware	0
Botnet	0	No Lead Value	36
Charity	0	Non-payment/Non-Delivery	18
Confidence/Romance	32	Other	9
Credit Card/Check Fraud	5	Overpayment	1
Data Breach	2	Personal Data Breach	30
Employment	29	Phishing/Spoofing	11
Extortion	37	Ransomware	0
Government Impersonation	27	Real Estate	2
Harassment/Stalking	10	SIM Swap	0
Identity Theft	5	Tech Support	55
Investment	97	Threats of Violence	0
IPR/Copyright and Counterfeit	0

Descriptors*
AI Related	15	Cryptocurrency	189
Crimes Against Children	1	Cryptocurrency Wallet	229
*These descriptors relate to the medium or tool used to facilitate the crime, and are used by the IC3 for tracking purposes only. They are available only after another crime type has been selected.

Crime Type by Subject Loss
Crime Type	Loss Amount	Crime Type	Loss Amount
Advanced Fee	$47,020	Lottery/Sweepstakes/Inheritance	$10,269
BEC	$478,593	Malware	$0
Botnet	$0	No Lead Value	$0
Charity	$0	Non-payment/Non-Delivery	$387,860
Confidence/Romance	$1,748,998	Other	$76,608
Credit Card/Check Fraud	$21,427	Overpayment	$0
Data Breach	$233,735	Personal Data Breach	$300,764
Employment	$1,019,009	Phishing/Spoofing	$439,383
Extortion	$84,724	Ransomware	$0
Government Impersonation	$191,575	Real Estate	$502,750
Harassment/Stalking	$710,000	SIM Swap	$0
Identity Theft	$25,500	Tech Support	$1,766,393
Investment	$10,101,747	Threats of Violence	$0
IPR/Copyright and Counterfeit	$0

Descriptors*
AI Related	$827,446	Cryptocurrency	$6,040,470
Crimes Against Children	$1,000	Cryptocurrency Wallet	$12,105,885
*These descriptors relate to the medium or tool used to facilitate the crime, and are used by the IC3 for tracking purposes only. They are available only after another crime type has been selected.