{"id":22497,"date":"2024-04-07T08:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=22497"},"modified":"2024-04-07T08:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T18:15:27","slug":"hawaii-residents-businesses-lose-millions-to-internet-crimes-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2024\/04\/07\/hawaii-residents-businesses-lose-millions-to-internet-crimes-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Residents, Businesses Lose Millions To Internet Crimes: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"22458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/hfn-hitechcrimes-color_04062024\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=512%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=512%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=327%2C345\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22458\" width=\"327\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the annual FBI Internet Crime Report released last month, it&#8217;s revealed that Hawaii residents and businesses reported losing $51.7 million to internet crimes in 2023 which is a 45% increase over the $35.8 million reported in 2022.<br><br>The Hawaii complaints also increased 15% from 1,703 in 2022 to 1,954 last year. FBI Internet Crime Report also indicates that internet crime losses and complaints in Hawaii are growing faster than the national average.<br><br>\u201cThe actual amount of fraud losses to internet crimes is likely much higher because many people and businesses don\u2019t report crimes to authorities,\u201d said AARP Hawai`i State Director Keali`i Lopez.<br><br>\u201cThat\u2019s why AARP Hawai`i tries to educate kupuna and their loved ones about fraud prevention through the AARP Fraud Watch Network.\u201d <br><br>AARP&#8217;s Fraud Watch Network is a free resource that educates people on how to proactively spot scams and provides access to AARP&#8217;s fraud specialists for scam victims.<br><br>The resource also advocates at the federal, state and local levels to protect consumers from fraud and actively enforce the law. Visit aarp.org\/fraudwatch.<br><br>The FBI&#8217;s Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 880,000 complaints last year with losses exceeding $12.5 billion nationally. The top three crime types frequently reported by victims were phishing\/spoofing, personal data breach, and non-payment\/non-delivery. <br><br>Meanwhile, the top three crime types reported by victims of fraud loss are investment scams, business email compromise, and tech support scams.<br><br>In 2023, the FBI received over 298,000 complaints for phishing and spoofing schemes, over 55,000 complaints for personal data breaches, and 50,000 complaints for non-payment\/non-delivery.<br><br>\u201cAt the Fraud Watch Network, we\u2019re seeing an increase in cryptocurrency scams and online commerce scams targeting both sellers and victims,\u201d said Amy Nofziger, AARP Fraud Watch Network&#8217;s director of victim support. \u201cOur Anatomy of a Scam webinar will take an in-depth look at internet and social media marketplace scams.\u201d <br><br>AARP is offering free seminars on fraud, online scams and more. Visit events.aarp.org\/hifraud24 or aarp.org\/local for more information.<br><br>Victims are encouraged to immediately report cyber threats, complex financial crimes, and other online threats to the FBI&#8217;s Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top three crime types frequently reported by victims were phishing\/spoofing, personal data breach, and non-payment\/non-delivery. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,11,5],"tags":[87,86,88,85,84],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=284%2C300&ssl=1",284,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"large":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=512%2C500&ssl=1",512,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?fit=512%2C540&ssl=1",512,540,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=458%2C340&ssl=1",458,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HFN-HitechCrimes-color_04062024.jpg?resize=284%2C250&ssl=1",284,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/featured\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Featured<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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