Global Scam Series
42 countries. Billions lost. One comprehensive guide to understanding how scams operate differently around the world.
North America
Mexico
Executive Summary Mexico faces an unprecedented convergence of traditional organized crime and sophi...
Canada
Executive Summary Canada is experiencing a fraud epidemic of staggering proportions as 2025 progress...
United States
Executive Summary As 2025 draws to a close, Americans face an unprecedented scam crisis that has evo...
Europe
Ukraine
Ukraine's full-scale war with Russia has done something no cybercrime crackdown could: it has simult...
Nordic
The Nordic countries — consistently ranked among the world's most educated, digitally connected, and...
Romania
Romania built the world's most technically proficient cybercrime underground from a single mountain ...
Turkey
ISTANBUL — Turkey stands at a dangerous crossroads in 2025, positioned both geographically and econo...
Russia
Executive Summary Russia occupies a unique and disturbing position in the global cybercrime ecosyste...
Poland
Executive Summary Poland presents a fascinating paradox in 2025's global cybersecurity landscape: ra...
Spain
Executive Summary Spain stands at a dangerous crossroads in 2025: while 85 million annual tourists f...
Italy
Executive Summary Italy, a nation celebrated for its rich cultural heritage and world-class tourism ...
Netherlands
Executive Summary The Netherlands, renowned as Europe's most digitally advanced economy and a global...
France
Date: October 2025 Executive Summary France is experiencing a devastating scam epidemic, with total ...
Germany
Executive Summary Germany, the economic powerhouse of Europe, faces a staggering cybercrime crisis t...
United Kingdom
Executive Summary The United Kingdom faces a critical fraud epidemic as 2025 nears its end, with ove...
Asia
Laos
While the world's attention has focused on Cambodia's scam compounds, Laos has quietly become home t...
Hong Kong
Executive Summary Hong Kong, one of the world's premier financial hubs and Asia's gateway for capita...
Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is hemorrhaging RM54.02 billion annually to scams—a staggering 3% of the nat...
Bangladesh
DHAKA — Bangladesh's mobile financial services revolution—with 87% of users on bKash , tens of milli...
Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is hemorrhaging $9.3 billion annually to fraud and scams—a staggering 2.5% of t...
Vietnam
Executive Summary Vietnam stands at a dangerous crossroads where rapid digital transformation meets ...
Thailand
Executive Summary Thailand faces a dual-front crisis in 2025: while tourists lose millions to tradit...
Indonesia
Executive Summary Indonesia, Southeast Asia's digital payment powerhouse and home to 270+ million pe...
South Korea
Executive Summary South Korea is experiencing what experts are calling a "scam pandemic"—an explosiv...
Japan
Executive Summary Japan is grappling with a record-breaking fraud crisis in 2025, as "special fraud"...
Philippines
Executive Summary The Philippines faces a digital fraud crisis of unprecedented proportions, ranking...
China
Executive Summary As 2025 progresses, China faces one of the world's most complex and sophisticated ...
The Digital Arrest Nightmare
Executive Summary India is experiencing an unprecedented cybercrime catastrophe. In 2024 alone, Indi...
Singapore
Executive Summary Despite being one of the world's most digitally advanced and safest nations, Singa...
South America
Colombia
Executive Summary Colombia stands at a dangerous crossroads where traditional organized crime—drug c...
Argentina
Executive Summary Argentina stands at the epicenter of a perfect storm where hyperinflation, cryptoc...
The PIX Paradox
Executive Summary Brazil stands at a dangerous crossroads where financial innovation meets criminal ...
Africa
Morocco
Executive Summary: A Fraud Ecosystem Spanning Streets to Cyberspace Morocco occupies a unique positi...
Ghana
Executive Summary Ghana stands at a dangerous intersection where traditional African spiritualism co...
Egypt
Executive Summary Egypt, home to 104 million people and one of Africa's largest digital economies, f...
Kenya
NAIROBI — Kenya's M-Pesa mobile money revolution—the world's most successful mobile banking platform...
Nigeria
Executive Summary Nigeria stands at a crossroads in 2025, simultaneously serving as both a major sou...
The R2.2 Billion Breach
Executive Summary South Africa has emerged as one of the world's most targeted cybercrime hotspots, ...
Middle East
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