Fact #42 NumbersPsychology

$14,894,547lost to sextortion by people aged 60 and over in 2025, from only 6,121 reports

In 2025, people aged 60 and over filed 6,121 sextortion reports to the FBI, roughly a quarter as many as people in their twenties, but lost more than twice as much money as any other age group.

People in their twenties filed the most reports (22,061) and lost $7,282,686. These are victim-reported figures, unverified allegations rather than audited totals, and they count only the people who came forward.

Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center. Read more: sextortion · case file

Sources

  1. 2025 Internet Crime Report. FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center. Accessed 2026-09-06. Supports: The 75,000 submission figure, the NCMEC referrals, the complete age and loss table, and the Extortion category trend.