Global Expansion of Cyberscam Syndicates Raises Alarms, UN Warns

South-East Asia has become the den of a "cancer" that continues to spread, the United Nations explains.

UN warn that Asian scam operations are spreading globally

BANGKOK, Thailand — Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe. This is in response to increased crackdowns by authorities, according to a United Nations report issued on Monday. For several years, scam compounds have proliferated in Southeast Asia. This is especially so in border

According to a recent United Nations report, the hotbed of scams by telephone is South-East Asia, which is the main source of untimely calls to swindle people from these countries. Other types of cyber scams are sponsored by the local mafias.

The rise of Asian cyber scam centres: A global threat

FBI says online scams raked in $16.6 billion last year

Cybercriminals and online scammers stole a record $16.6 billion last year, the FBI said Wednesday. The figure, from the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, is a sharp rise from the $12.5 billion reported in 2023, reflecting the increased prevalence of online scams, particularly ones including cryptocurrency and those targeting older Americans. While the report is a leading look at how the United States is ravaged by cyberc…

Seniors lost $4.8 billion to scammers in 2024: FBI

(ABC NEWS) — Seniors lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released Wednesday by the FBI. In total, people in the United States lost $16.6 billion in 2024, representing a 33% increase in losses from 2023 to 2024. “Every number in this report represents a real person, a victim whose trust was betrayed, whose financial security was compromised and whose voice deserves to be heard,” Christopher Delzotto, the section chief of …