The FBI s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) says complaints of online crime hit a record high in 2008. The total dollar loss linked to online fraud was $265 million, about $25 million more than in 2007. Non-delivered merchandise and/or payment was, by far, the most reported offense, comprising 32.9% of referred complaints. The majority of reported perpetrators (66.1%) were from the United States; however, a significant number of perpetrators where also located in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Canada, China and South Africa.
Source: https://threatpost.com/online-crime-complaints-hit-record-high-2008-040309/72548/