Reference Case Number: FOI9555
Freedom of Information: Right to know request:
The number of reports the FCA has received about cryptoasset scams split out into quarters (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, July-Sep, Oct-Dec), with the most recent quarter used as Apr-Jun 2022.
Please could you supply as many quarters as possible, certainly for the last five years (or 20 quarters).’
FCA response:
Question 1
The number of reports of crypto asset scams received by the FCA in the last 5 years can be found in the table below.
|
Year |
Quarter |
Number |
|---|---|---|
|
2017 |
0 |
|
|
2018 |
Q1 |
0 |
|
2018 |
Q2 |
119 |
|
2018 |
Q3 |
393 |
|
2018 |
Q4 |
482 |
|
2019 |
Q1 |
514 |
|
2019 |
Q2 |
451 |
|
2019 |
Q3 |
337 |
|
2019 |
Q4 |
328 |
|
2020 |
Q1 |
411 |
|
2020 |
Q2 |
762 |
|
2020 |
Q3 |
898 |
|
2020 |
Q4 |
1,080 |
|
2021 |
Q1 |
1,574 |
|
2021 |
Q2 |
1,488 |
|
2021 |
Q3 |
1,522 |
|
2021 |
Q4 |
1,805 |
|
2022 |
Q1 |
2,064 |
|
2022 |
Q2 |
1,896 |