BBC News | Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like
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Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated and international, as illustrated by Kirsty’s romance‑fraud case: after meeting a man on a dating site who claimed to be a wealthy English businessman, she transferred £80,000 over two months, only to discover the “businessman” was a Nigerian fraudster using a fake banking site and a voice disguiser, with the money routed through Nigeria, Romania and other countries. The Covid‑era boom in online activity has spurred a 20 % rise in romance scams and pushed fraud losses worldwide past half a trillion dollars annually, with most UK scams now originating abroad. Scam operations thrive in law‑less regions such as Myanmar, Cambodia and West Africa, often employing trafficked workers in “scam farms” that masquerade as legitimate call centres. In response, governments and tech firms convened at a UN‑Interpol Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, where 44 countries pledged to disrupt fraud at its source and improve victim support, while companies like Amazon, Meta and Match.com introduced stronger anti‑scam measures. Despite these efforts, the cross‑border nature of fraud and uneven resources across nations make it a continuing challenge to protect victims like Kirsty and recover stolen funds.
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