IC3 Releases 2010 Annual Report on Internet Crime

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

IC3 2010 Annual Report on Internet Crime Released
Press Release: http://www.ic3.gov/media/2011/110224.aspx

Fairmont, W.Va. —
The 2010 Internet Crime Report was released today by the Internet Crime 
Complaint Center (IC3). The report demonstrates how pervasive online 
crime has become, affecting people in all demographic groups throughout 
the country. In 2010, IC3 received 303,809 complaints of Internet crime, 
the second-highest total in IC3's 10-year history.

IC3 is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 
and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Since its creation in 
2000, IC3 has received more than 2 million Internet crime complaints.

The 2010 Internet Crime Report provides specific details about various 
crimes, victims and perpetrators, as well as state-specific data. It 
also outlines how IC3 has adapted its methods to meet the needs of the 
public and law enforcement.

IC3 received and processed an average of 25,317 complaints per month in 
2010. Non-delivery of payment or merchandise accounted for the most 
complaints (14.4 percent). Scams using the FBI's name (13.2 percent) and 
incidents of identity theft (9.8 percent) rounded out the top three 
types of complaints.

In 2010, IC3 referred nearly half of all complaints (121,710) to law 
enforcement for further investigation. New technology developed for IC3 
allows investigators to collaborate on cases spanning jurisdictional 
boundaries. IC3 analysts also provide support for various investigative 
efforts.

"Internet crime has affected millions across the country, and the great 
thing about IC3 is that we have adapted our resources to meet this 
threat," said NW3C Director Don Brackman. "We have implemented new tools 
to help law enforcement bring online criminals to justice."

Gordon M. Snow, assistant director of the FBI's Cyber Division, added, 
"We encourage individuals to report Internet crime through the IC3 web 
portal. The IC3 is a unique resource for federal, state, and local law 
enforcement to intake cases efficiently, find patterns in what otherwise 
appear to be isolated incidents, combine multiple smaller crime reports 
into larger, higher priority cases, and ultimately bring criminals to 
justice."”

To download a copy of the 2010 Internet Crime Report, go to 
http://www.ic3.gov/media/annualreports.aspx

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