Nigeria among top 20 countries in global cybercrime complaints, FBI report shows

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2025 Internet Crime Report reveals that Nigeria is among the top 20 countries with the highest number of cybercrime complaints submitted to its Internet Crime Complaint Centre. The report, which highlights global trends in cyber-enabled crimes, recorded a total of 1,008,597 complaints in 2025, with total losses reaching $20.877 billion, a 26% increase from 2024. Cyber-enabled fraud accounted for nearly 85% of these losses, totaling $17.697 billion from 452,868 complaints. The IC3 received complaints from over 200 countries in 2025, with international complaints contributing almost $1.6 billion to the overall losses. Canada led the list with 7,479 complaints, followed by India with 5,879, and Japan with 5,764. Nigeria ranked 14th with 1,219 complaints. The report also indicated a significant rise in complaint volumes from 49,711 in 2001 to over 1 million in 2025, and financial losses surged from $17.8 million to $20.877 billion in the same period. Individuals aged 60 and above experienced the highest losses at $7.7 billion, despite filing fewer complaints than younger age groups. The FBI stated that IC3 acts as a central hub for the public and law enforcement to track and respond to cybercrime threats globally.