FBI 2024 Elder Fraud Report — AI-Enabled Senior Scam Trends
United States · FBI IC3 2024 Elder Fraud Report (Apr. 29, 2025)
The FBI's annual Elder Fraud Report — published April 2025 for calendar year 2024 — documented $4.885 billion in losses by Americans 60+, with AI voice cloning, AI-driven romance and pig-butchering scams, and tech-support fraud identified as fastest-growing vectors. The report is the principal federal basis for AI elder-fraud policy and enforcement priorities.
Technical detail
FBI IC3 2024 Elder Fraud Report (Apr. 29, 2025): 147,127 complaints by victims 60+, $4.885B in reported losses. Identifies AI voice cloning ('grandparent' scams), deepfake celebrity investment promos, AI-driven romance scams, and AI tech-support fraud as growing categories. Feeds federal/state AG charging and FCC/FTC enforcement priorities.
Who is protected: Americans 60 and older targeted by AI-enabled fraud
Who must comply: N/A (informational); informs federal charging, FCC/FTC rulemaking, and state AG enforcement
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | United States |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2025-04-29 |
| Enacted | 2025-04-29 |
| Citation | FBI IC3 2024 Elder Fraud Report (Apr. 29, 2025) |
| Enforced by | FBI; DOJ; FTC; FCC; state AGs |
| Private right of action | No — agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Underlying statutes (wire/mail fraud, TCPA, FTC Act, state UDAP) supply penalties |
| Topics | consumer protection · deepfakes · consumer data privacy |
| Last verified | 2026-06-17 |
| Official source | FBI 2024 Internet Crime Report — Elder Fraud (April 2025) ↗ |
More AI rules in United States
- FTC Act Section 5 (unfair/deceptive AI) · In effect
- TAKE IT DOWN Act · In effect
- FCRA (AI in credit & background checks) · In effect
- ECOA / Regulation B (AI credit discrimination) · In effect
- Title VII / ADA (AI hiring) · In effect
- COPPA + 2025 Rule (childrens data) · In effect
Related consumer protection rules elsewhere
- CCPA/CPRA + ADMT Regulations · In effect
- AB 2013 (Training Data Transparency) · In effect
- SB 942 (AI Transparency Act) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- SB 53 (Frontier AI Safety) · In effect
- Colorado AI Act (repealed) · Repealed / replaced
- SB 26-189 (Colorado ADMT Law) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
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