Scammers fleeced Coloradans out of a total of $187.6 million in 2023, according to a new report by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. Altogether, 11,475 people across the state reported being victimized, making Colorado seventh in the nation for the number of reports per capita. The number of complaints in Colorado in 2023 was 195.2 per capita. Washington, D.C., led the country with 555.1 complaints per capita. While the number of Coloradans suffering losses last year was down from the 11,683 in 2022, the overall financial hit was up from the $178.3 reported that year. The scams that netted the most money in Colorado in 2023 were investment fraud at $60 million; business email compromise at $57 million; and tech support schemes at $23 million. Nationally, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center fielded more than 880,000 complaints with potential losses exceeding $12.5 billion.

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    Scammers fleeced Coloradans out of a total of $187.6 million in 2023, according to a new report by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. Altogether, 11,475 people across the state reported being ...
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