The FBI Finally Counted AI Fraud. The Number Is $893 Million — and Almost Certainly an Undercount (opens in new tab)

For the first time in 25 years, the FBI's annual crime report broke out a dedicated section on AI-facilitated fraud — logging $893 million in losses across 22,364 complaints in 2025 alone. Researchers warn that figure is a fraction of actual losses, as fewer than one in twenty victims ever files a report.