The Global State of Scams Report 2022
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The Global State of Scams Report 2022

Defacing the actual nature of current online scams - an underreported and adverse impact of the global pandemic. Also, know more about how scams can be strong-armed by a collective global security strategy.

Key insights

293 million

scam reports in 2021

2nd

most reported type of crime in many countries

20%

rise in 2022

About the report

The Global State of Scams report offers a detailed overview of 48 countries about the nature and intent of various online scams that compromised the assets of people and countries.

These findings are based on data drawn by Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) between 2019-2020, highlighting the latest trends in online fraud, its proliferation, and the pressing need to form a global alliance in combating them.

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What was the damage done?

$55 billion lost in 2022, all leading to a 15.7% increase from 2021.

Online scams still continue to ascend, a major reason being the businesses prioritizing “big cybersecurity” issues. The lack of awareness, prevention, and prosecution of scams worldwide also paved the way for the cyber threat to grow and become a whole new industry.

With many countries now noting scams as the second most reported crime, how do we collectively work to put a stop to it?