# Crypto scam data: FBI IC3 2025 figures by state, free to cite

Source: https://pausebeforesend.com/data/  
Last updated: 2026-10-24  
AI-assisted, human-reviewed by J (2026-10-24).

**Short answer:** In 2025 the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 13,460 complaints that involved a cryptocurrency kiosk, with $388,981,267 in reported losses. In Kansas, people filed 1,057 cryptocurrency complaints reporting $78,062,429 in losses; in Missouri, 2,500 complaints reporting $108,769,750. Full state tables are below, free to reuse with a link.

## Key facts

- Crypto-kiosk scams, 2025, all of the US: 13,460 complaints and $388,981,267 in losses. ([FBI IC3, PSA I-051526-PSA](https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260515-2))
- Crypto-kiosk scams, 2025: Kansas 117 complaints and $4,167,594; Missouri 317 complaints and $7,235,056. ([FBI IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260515-2))
- All cryptocurrency complaints, 2025: Kansas 1,057 and $78,062,429; Missouri 2,500 and $108,769,750. ([FBI IC3 2025 Internet Crime Report](https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf), pp. 57–58)
- IC3 says a kiosk complaint "may also include other types of transactions," so those losses cannot be attributed only to kiosks. ([FBI IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260515-2))

## Cryptocurrency complaints and losses by state, 2025 (FBI IC3)

Every cryptocurrency-related complaint IC3 received in 2025, by the complainant's state. Downloads: [CSV](https://pausebeforesend.com/data/ic3-crypto-2025-by-state.csv) · [JSON](https://pausebeforesend.com/data/ic3-crypto-2025-by-state.json)

| State | Complaints | Losses (USD) | Avg loss per complaint (our calc.) | Rank: complaints | Rank: losses |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alabama | 1,687 | $93,813,940 | $55,610 | 27 | 26 |
| Alaska | 482 | $18,610,389 | $38,611 | 45 | 48 |
| Arizona | 4,936 | $346,269,314 | $70,152 | 6 | 7 |
| Arkansas | 1,084 | $44,064,469 | $40,650 | 32 | 36 |
| California | 20,878 | $2,099,014,715 | $100,537 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado | 4,066 | $202,127,121 | $49,712 | 14 | 18 |
| Connecticut | 1,480 | $91,039,266 | $61,513 | 29 | 27 |
| Delaware | 436 | $26,893,098 | $61,681 | 47 | 44 |
| District of Columbia | 448 | $37,013,584 | $82,620 | 46 | 39 |
| Florida | 13,381 | $914,525,497 | $68,345 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia | 4,492 | $264,502,467 | $58,883 | 10 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 826 | $79,759,336 | $96,561 | 37 | 29 |
| Idaho | 1,023 | $48,296,733 | $47,211 | 34 | 34 |
| Illinois | 4,910 | $257,919,562 | $52,529 | 8 | 12 |
| Indiana | 2,211 | $99,629,036 | $45,061 | 23 | 25 |
| Iowa | 887 | $43,685,423 | $49,251 | 36 | 37 |
| Kansas | 1,057 | $78,062,429 | $73,853 | 33 | 30 |
| Kentucky | 1,453 | $60,156,299 | $41,401 | 30 | 32 |
| Louisiana | 1,366 | $53,679,269 | $39,297 | 31 | 33 |
| Maine | 524 | $35,795,026 | $68,311 | 44 | 41 |
| Maryland | 3,226 | $246,476,431 | $76,403 | 16 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | 2,983 | $180,158,815 | $60,395 | 18 | 19 |
| Michigan | 3,648 | $210,230,468 | $57,629 | 15 | 15 |
| Minnesota | 2,253 | $151,658,166 | $67,314 | 22 | 20 |
| Mississippi | 815 | $38,286,775 | $46,978 | 38 | 38 |
| Missouri | 2,500 | $108,769,750 | $43,508 | 21 | 23 |
| Montana | 590 | $35,136,688 | $59,554 | 42 | 42 |
| Nebraska | 730 | $34,861,429 | $47,755 | 40 | 43 |
| Nevada | 2,518 | $205,388,286 | $81,568 | 20 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | 767 | $36,481,772 | $47,564 | 39 | 40 |
| New Jersey | 4,459 | $383,662,185 | $86,042 | 11 | 6 |
| New Mexico | 914 | $45,229,204 | $49,485 | 35 | 35 |
| New York | 8,088 | $593,370,013 | $73,364 | 4 | 4 |
| North Carolina | 4,340 | $229,649,863 | $52,915 | 12 | 14 |
| North Dakota | 300 | $20,083,064 | $66,944 | 49 | 47 |
| Ohio | 4,925 | $208,874,675 | $42,411 | 7 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 1,581 | $62,394,493 | $39,465 | 28 | 31 |
| Oregon | 2,175 | $545,938,510 | $251,006 | 25 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,118 | $292,893,338 | $57,228 | 5 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 414 | $14,125,096 | $34,119 | 48 | 49 |
| South Carolina | 2,176 | $118,509,954 | $54,462 | 24 | 22 |
| South Dakota | 603 | $23,169,159 | $38,423 | 41 | 46 |
| Tennessee | 2,854 | $142,006,339 | $49,757 | 19 | 21 |
| Texas | 13,965 | $1,016,062,841 | $72,758 | 2 | 2 |
| Utah | 1,833 | $107,495,105 | $58,644 | 26 | 24 |
| Vermont | 212 | $7,532,107 | $35,529 | 51 | 51 |
| Virginia | 4,246 | $261,243,361 | $61,527 | 13 | 11 |
| Washington | 4,589 | $263,067,281 | $57,326 | 9 | 10 |
| West Virginia | 556 | $23,208,701 | $41,742 | 43 | 45 |
| Wisconsin | 3,092 | $87,426,944 | $28,275 | 17 | 28 |
| Wyoming | 273 | $13,695,308 | $50,166 | 50 | 50 |

## Crypto-kiosk (crypto ATM) scam complaints by state, 2025 (FBI IC3)

Complaints in which a cryptocurrency kiosk was used at some point in the scam, by the complainant's state, plus territories and the national total. Downloads: [CSV](https://pausebeforesend.com/data/ic3-kiosk-2025-by-state.csv) · [JSON](https://pausebeforesend.com/data/ic3-kiosk-2025-by-state.json)

| State | Complaints | Losses (USD) | Avg loss per complaint (our calc.) | Rank: complaints (ours) | Rank: losses (ours) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alabama | 177 | $2,977,866 | $16,824 | 27 | 32 |
| Alaska | 78 | $3,280,947 | $42,063 | 39 | 31 |
| Arizona | 460 | $14,530,436 | $31,588 | 7 | 7 |
| Arkansas | 102 | $1,483,448 | $14,544 | 34 | 43 |
| California | 978 | $24,017,535 | $24,558 | 3 | 3 |
| Colorado | 332 | $9,463,719 | $28,505 | 15 | 13 |
| Connecticut | 72 | $536,190 | $7,447 | 40 | 48 |
| Delaware | 49 | $674,815 | $13,772 | 45 | 46 |
| District of Columbia | 27 | $175,738 | $6,509 | 49 | 50 |
| Florida | 1,213 | $32,765,444 | $27,012 | 1 | 2 |
| Georgia | 361 | $7,482,601 | $20,727 | 13 | 15 |
| Hawaii | 92 | $3,847,107 | $41,816 | 35 | 28 |
| Idaho | 103 | $1,520,759 | $14,765 | 33 | 41 |
| Illinois | 510 | $20,077,277 | $39,367 | 5 | 4 |
| Indiana | 242 | $6,114,195 | $25,265 | 21 | 21 |
| Iowa | 90 | $2,895,158 | $32,168 | 37 | 33 |
| Kansas | 117 | $4,167,594 | $35,620 | 31 | 25 |
| Kentucky | 179 | $12,697,193 | $70,934 | 26 | 9 |
| Louisiana | 144 | $2,874,450 | $19,961 | 30 | 34 |
| Maine | 42 | $2,211,484 | $52,654 | 46 | 37 |
| Maryland | 253 | $4,127,430 | $16,314 | 20 | 26 |
| Massachusetts | 296 | $6,834,561 | $23,090 | 18 | 19 |
| Michigan | 368 | $11,942,291 | $32,452 | 12 | 12 |
| Minnesota | 222 | $4,067,720 | $18,323 | 24 | 27 |
| Mississippi | 79 | $775,965 | $9,822 | 38 | 45 |
| Missouri | 317 | $7,235,056 | $22,824 | 17 | 17 |
| Montana | 69 | $1,585,079 | $22,972 | 42 | 39 |
| Nebraska | 92 | $1,523,884 | $16,564 | 35 | 40 |
| Nevada | 221 | $4,813,805 | $21,782 | 25 | 24 |
| New Hampshire | 72 | $1,778,407 | $24,700 | 40 | 38 |
| New Jersey | 369 | $17,873,478 | $48,438 | 11 | 5 |
| New Mexico | 109 | $2,267,033 | $20,798 | 32 | 36 |
| New York | 318 | $5,777,340 | $18,168 | 16 | 22 |
| North Carolina | 491 | $12,616,653 | $25,696 | 6 | 10 |
| North Dakota | 20 | $480,330 | $24,016 | 50 | 49 |
| Ohio | 448 | $11,974,341 | $26,728 | 8 | 11 |
| Oklahoma | 166 | $3,708,475 | $22,340 | 28 | 29 |
| Oregon | 256 | $5,221,813 | $20,398 | 19 | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 518 | $14,485,236 | $27,964 | 4 | 8 |
| Rhode Island | 55 | $1,513,740 | $27,523 | 44 | 42 |
| South Carolina | 225 | $6,128,899 | $27,240 | 23 | 20 |
| South Dakota | 33 | $563,533 | $17,077 | 48 | 47 |
| Tennessee | 348 | $15,024,261 | $43,173 | 14 | 6 |
| Texas | 1,179 | $56,802,197 | $48,178 | 2 | 1 |
| Utah | 160 | $3,310,627 | $20,691 | 29 | 30 |
| Vermont | 13 | $48,060 | $3,697 | 51 | 51 |
| Virginia | 413 | $7,128,025 | $17,259 | 9 | 18 |
| Washington | 391 | $8,341,828 | $21,335 | 10 | 14 |
| West Virginia | 63 | $2,293,341 | $36,402 | 43 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 242 | $7,309,714 | $30,205 | 21 | 16 |
| Wyoming | 36 | $1,151,740 | $31,993 | 47 | 44 |
| Guam | 2 | $19,300 | $9,650 | — | — |
| Puerto Rico | 20 | $191,315 | $9,566 | — | — |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 2 | $302 | $151 | — | — |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1 | $2,870 | $2,870 | — | — |
| Other Country | 225 | $6,268,662 | $27,861 | — | — |
| Grand Total | 13,460 | $388,981,267 | $28,899 | — | — |

## Scam and wallet-security incident log

Our dated log of incidents checked against primary or named sources, with confidence ratings. The same log, with context, is on the [scam tracker](https://pausebeforesend.com/scams/). Downloads: [CSV](https://pausebeforesend.com/data/incidents.csv) · [JSON](https://pausebeforesend.com/data/incidents.json)

| Date | What | Where | Category | Reported loss (USD) | Confidence | Primary source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-16 | Fake Ledger firmware-update phishing campaign | Global | phishing | — | HIGH | [x.com](https://x.com/SlowMist_Team/status/2110988183039332417) |
| 2026-10-15 | FBI PSA: 2026 midterm election fraud schemes | US | impostor/fraud | — | HIGH | [ic3.gov](https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA261015-3) |
| 2026-10-13 | FTC alert and lawsuit vs Digital Forensics (sextortion 'assistance') | US | recovery-service fraud | — | HIGH | [consumer.ftc.gov](https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2026/10/how-avoid-deceptive-sextortion-assistance-services-and-find-real-help) |
| 2026-10-09 | Ledger devices from reseller CryptoBilis fitted with seed-stealing implant | Southeast Asia | supply-chain | $93,200,000 | HIGH event / MED amount | [ledger.com](https://www.ledger.com/blog-response-hardware-implant-attack) |
| 2026-10-08 | Multistate $2.5M settlement with kiosk operator Coinme (Kansas + 33 regulators) | US | enforcement | — | HIGH | [osbckansas.gov](https://osbckansas.gov/kansas-joins-2-5-million-settlement-with-crypto-kiosk-operator/) |
| 2026-09-25 | Four address-poisoning losses on Ethereum | Global | address poisoning | $415,136 | MED | [x.com](https://x.com/realScamSniffer/status/2107644588953633116) |
| 2026-10-01 | Fake Apple support call leads to crypto-ATM loss; Liberty MO clerk stops another | US | crypto ATM | $20,000 | MED | [kmbc.com](https://www.kmbc.com/article/crypto-atm-scam-warning-signs-how-to-avoid-losing-money/73987866) |
| 2026-09-09 | Fake-warrant crypto-ATM scam; refund under Kansas HB 2591 | Sedgwick County KS | crypto ATM | — | HIGH | [sedgwickcounty.org](https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/district-attorney/consumer-protection-division/consumer-protection-media-releases/new-consumer-protection-law-helps-scam-victim-recover-money-lost-to-cryptocurrency-atm/) |
| 2026-05-20 | Missouri AG sues CoinFlip (GPD Holdings) over kiosk scams | MO | enforcement | — | HIGH | [ago.mo.gov](https://ago.mo.gov/attorney-general-hanaway-files-suit-against-crypto-atm-network-for-enabling-scams/) |
| 2026-05-15 | FBI IC3 2025 crypto-kiosk complaint data by state | US | data release | $388,981,267 | HIGH | [ic3.gov](https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260515-2) |

## Methodology

- **Crypto table:** copied by hand from the "Cryptocurrency Complaints/Losses by State" tables on pages 57–58 of the [FBI IC3 2025 Internet Crime Report](https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf) on 2026-10-19, and spot-checked against the PDF on 2026-10-24.
- **Kiosk table:** copied from the state table in FBI IC3 alert [I-051526-PSA](https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260515-2) (May 15, 2026) on 2026-10-19, and re-checked against the live page on 2026-10-24.
- **Our arithmetic:** "average loss per complaint" is reported losses divided by complaints, rounded to the dollar. Kiosk ranks are our own ranking across the 50 states plus DC (51 jurisdictions); tied values share a rank.
- **State means where the complainant lives,** not where the scam or the kiosk was.
- **Point-in-time figures.** IC3 calls its statistics "an assessment taken at a point in time" that may change. Complaints are self-reported, and many victims never report.
- **Incident log:** each row links its primary source. Confidence ratings are explained on the [scam tracker](https://pausebeforesend.com/scams/#ratings).

## Cite this

Pause Before Send. "Crypto scam data: FBI IC3 2025 figures by state." https://pausebeforesend.com/data/ (updated 2026-10-24). Original figures: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Internet Crime Report and alert I-051526-PSA.

## License

Our compilation, ranks, averages and incident log are licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): reuse them freely, including commercially, with a link to this page. The underlying FBI figures are U.S. government work; please also credit the FBI IC3.

## Changelog

- 2026-10-24: Data page published with HTML tables, CSV and JSON downloads.