$1.4 Billion in Scams and Counting (IMAGE)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

$1.4 Billion in Scams and Counting

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The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) last year received complaints from 300,00 victims scammed of $1.4 billion. NYU Tandon School of Engineering researchers have worked with Agari to develop visualization tools that let police quickly identify the likely culprits.

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US Federal Bureau of Investigation

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