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In the FBI's IC3 report for 2025, about how much did business email compromise cost victims?

About $3 billion.

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  1. About $30 million
  2. About $3 billion ✔
  3. About $300 billion

Why: The report lists BEC losses of about $3.05 billion for 2025. Only investment fraud cost victims more.

Huh, didn't know that: IC3 says losses topped $20 billion in 2025.

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References

Answer: About $3 billion. The report lists BEC losses of about $3.05 billion for 2025. Only investment fraud cost victims more.

  1. FBI IC3 2025 Internet Crime Report www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf
    BEC; $3,046,598,558
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. FBI IC3 2025 Internet Crime Report www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf
    In 2025, losses reported to IC3 continued to climb, surpassing the $20 billion mark.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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