Fact #43 TechNumbers

76%fall in reported US SIM-swap losses between 2022 and 2025

Reported US losses to SIM-swap fraud fell 76% between 2022 and 2025, from $72.7 million to $17.4 million.

Complaints fell from 2,026 to 971. The average loss per complaint is still about $17,900, among the highest of any category the FBI tracks, so it remains a serious, low-volume crime.

Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center · FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center. Read more: sim swap

Sources

  1. 2025 Internet Crime Report. FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center. Accessed 2026-09-06. Supports: 971 SIM swap complaints and $17,366,758 in losses in 2025, plus the 2023 and 2024 comparison.
  2. 2024 Internet Crime Report. FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center. Accessed 2026-09-06. Supports: 2,026 SIM swap complaints and $72,652,571 in losses in 2022.