Category: Law Enforcement

Global Losses to Scammers Exceed $1 Trillion as 1-in-4 Lose Money to Fraudsters
Press Release Oct 10, 2023
Global Losses to Scammers Exceed $1 Trillion as 1-in-4 Lose Money to Fraudsters

Global Anti-Scam Alliance and ScamAdviser warn of “international emergency” with release of annual report on the Global State of Scams
Global Anti Scam Alliance Launches 10 Recommendations to Turn the Tide on Scams
Press Release Apr 20, 2023
Global Anti Scam Alliance Launches 10 Recommendations to Turn the Tide on Scams

The Internet can only be made a safer place with increased international cooperation.
Ayleen Charlotte (Tinder Swindler Victim) and AA419 Honored as Scam Fighters of the Year 2023
Press Release Feb 2, 2023
Ayleen Charlotte (Tinder Swindler Victim) and AA419 Honored as Scam Fighters of the Year 2023

The Global Anti-Scam Alliance has awarded the Scam Fighter awards of 2023.
Consumer and Expert Survey Reveals: No Country is Good at Fighting Online Scams
Press Release Dec 8, 2022
Consumer and Expert Survey Reveals: No Country is Good at Fighting Online Scams
69% of Scam Victims Make No Effort to Recover Their Money
Press Release Jun 30, 2022
69% of Scam Victims Make No Effort to Recover Their Money

66% of the victims who tried to recover their money failed
Press Release Jan 27, 2022
Donna Gregory (FBI) and ScamWatch Honored as Scam Fighters of the Year 2022

On 27th January, Donna Gregory, Unit Chief at the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) was honored by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance as Scam Fighter Person of the Year 2022. ScamWatch, an initiative of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), received the Scam Fighter Award for best scam-fighting organization.
€36 Billion Lost in Online Scams
Press Release Oct 27, 2020
€36 Billion Lost in Online Scams

Online scams to grow by 40% in 2020