Crypto Scam & Fraud Statistics 2026: Losses, Victims, and Evolving Tactics
The numbers no longer shock in isolation — they demand context. In 2025, cryptocurrency scams received at least $14 billion on-chain, crypto fraud complaints to the FBI hit a record 181,565, and the average victim lost more in a single scam payment than most people earn in a month. Across both hacks and fraud combined,…
