Online Scams Cost Billions, UNODC Report Reveals
En resumen
- A new UNODC report reveals online scams, primarily investment fraud, cost victims an estimated US$88.3 billion to US$114.1 billion last year, a significant increase from 2023.
- Authorities in an unspecified region are reportedly cracking down on this illicit industry under pressure from the United States, Britain, and China.
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Por qué importa
Online scams, primarily investment fraud, caused estimated losses of US$88.3 billion to US$114.1 billion last year, a significant increase from 2023, according to a new UNODC report.
But under pressure from several countries, including the United States, Britain and China, authorities in the region say they are cracking down on the illicit industry.
Online scams, mostly from investment fraud, across the specified regions cost victims an estimated US$88.3 billion to US$114.1 billion last year, according to the new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The combined losses far exceeded the US$18 billion to US$37 billion estimated to have been lost in 2023, and reflected “the dramatic scaling of this criminal economy”, the report said.
Preguntas abiertas
- Which specific region is facing pressure to crack down on scams?
- What specific measures are authorities in the region implementing?
