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Recovery Scams in Cyprus
Bogus fund-recovery firms exploit Cyprus's broker-fraud reputation, charging victims upfront fees to 'recover' losses that are never returned.
CountryCrypto Scams in Malta
Malta marketed itself as 'Blockchain Island' attracting both legitimate crypto firms and fraudulent operators that exploited the regulatory brand to defraud global investors.
CountryFake Booking Sites Targeting Malta Tourists
Fraudulent accommodation and ferry booking websites target travellers planning holidays in Malta, collecting payments for reservations that do not exist.
CountryPig-Butchering Scams Targeting Malta Residents
Malta's affluent, internationally connected population is targeted by pig-butchering crypto-romance scams promoted through social media and dating apps.
CountrySIM-Swap Scams in Malta
SIM-swap attacks in Malta target mobile banking customers and crypto holders by porting phone numbers to fraudster-controlled SIMs to bypass two-factor authentication.
CountryInvestment Scams in Serbia
Investment fraud in Serbia exploits a growing retail investor class with fake forex brokers, unlicensed fund schemes, and pyramid structures promoted on social media.
CountryFake Online Partner Scams in Serbia
Romance fraud in Serbia targets both residents seeking relationships and Serbian nationals abroad who are approached by scammers posing as compatible partners.
CountryWhatsApp Job Scams in Serbia
Fake remote-work offers circulate on WhatsApp in Serbia, targeting job seekers with promises of easy online income that turn into task-scam deposit traps.
CountryPig-Butchering Scams in Georgia
Georgia's growing digital economy and international connectivity make residents and the country's large expat population targets for pig-butchering crypto investment fraud.
CountryFake Recruiters Targeting People in Georgia
Fraudulent overseas job offers target Georgian nationals with promises of high-paying roles that turn out to be trafficking or forced-labour situations.
CountryAdvance-Fee Scams in Georgia
Advance-fee fraud in Georgia exploits the country's business-friendly reputation with fake investment windfalls, inheritance claims, and government-contract bribes.
CountryFake Police Scams in Georgia
Fraudsters impersonate Georgian police officers or prosecutors to extort payments from residents under the threat of fabricated criminal investigations.
CountryInvestment Scams in Mongolia
Mongolia's mining boom and growing middle class have made it a target for fake investment schemes promising high returns on mining stocks, crypto, and real estate.
CountryPig-Butchering Scams in Mongolia
Mongolia's proximity to China and its growing digital economy make residents targets for Chinese-language and English-language pig-butchering crypto romance fraud.
CountryFake Delivery Texts in Mongolia
Fake parcel-delivery SMS scams target Mongolian online shoppers with links to phishing pages that harvest payment card and personal data.
CountryFake Online Stores in Mongolia
Fraudulent Mongolian e-commerce pages and social-media shops take payment for goods — especially electronics and imported items — and never deliver.
CountryAdvance-Fee Scams in Myanmar
Advance-fee fraud circulates in Myanmar via Facebook and SMS, exploiting limited financial literacy in rural areas with fake prize and government-grant narratives.
CountryFake Charity Scams in Myanmar
Fraudsters exploit ongoing humanitarian crises in Myanmar to solicit donations for fake charities that divert money away from genuine relief efforts.
CountryFake Delivery Texts in Luxembourg
Parcel-delivery phishing SMS campaigns target Luxembourg residents by impersonating Post Luxembourg, DHL, and UPS with fake customs-fee links.
CountryRental Listing Scams in Luxembourg
Luxembourg's extremely competitive rental market creates ideal conditions for fake landlord scams targeting new arrivals and cross-border workers seeking accommodation.
CountryPig-Butchering Scams in Cyprus
Cyprus's large expatriate and international business community makes residents vulnerable to pig-butchering crypto romance scams promoted through social media and dating apps.
CountryFake Police Scams in Cyprus
Callers impersonating Cyprus Police or EUROPOL officers demand payments from residents to avoid fabricated criminal investigations.
CountryAdvance-Fee Scams in Malta
Advance-fee fraud in Malta targets residents with fake EU grant windfalls, lottery prizes, and inheritance claims exploiting the island's EU institutional identity.
CountryRomance Blackmail Scams in Malta
Sextortion targeting Malta residents exploits the island's dense social networks — threats to share intimate images with small, interconnected communities cause acute distress.
CountryFake Delivery Texts in Serbia
Phishing SMS campaigns in Serbia impersonate Post Serbia and DHL to harvest payment card details from online shoppers with fake parcel-fee requests.
CountryRental Listing Scams in Serbia
Fake rental advertisements in Serbia — particularly for Belgrade apartments — target domestic movers and international professionals with phantom deposits.
CountryCrypto Scams in Georgia
Georgia's crypto-friendly regulatory environment and significant Bitcoin mining sector attract both legitimate operators and fraudsters running fake exchanges and investment pools.
CountrySIM-Swap Scams in Georgia
SIM-swap attacks in Georgia target mobile banking and crypto users by porting phone numbers to fraudster-controlled SIMs to intercept two-factor authentication codes.
CountryAdvance-Fee Scams in Mongolia
Advance-fee fraud in Mongolia circulates on Facebook with fake business opportunities and government-tender bribes targeting Mongolia's entrepreneurial community.
CountryRomance Blackmail Scams in Mongolia
Sextortion targeting Mongolian residents uses social media and messaging apps to gather intimate images before issuing extortion demands.
CountryFake Tax Office Scams in Serbia
Fraudsters impersonate Serbia's Tax Administration (Poreska uprava) and other government agencies to extract payments from residents and businesses.
CountryCrypto Scams in Serbia
Cryptocurrency fraud in Serbia targets retail investors with fake exchange platforms, influencer-promoted pump-and-dump tokens, and phishing attacks on crypto wallets.
CountryFake Online Stores in Georgia
Fraudulent Facebook and Instagram shops in Georgia take payment for electronics, clothing, and imported goods that are never delivered.
CountryWhatsApp Job Scams in Georgia
Fake remote-work offers reach Georgian job seekers via WhatsApp and Telegram, promising easy online income that turns into a task-scam deposit trap.
CountryCrypto Scams in Myanmar
Cryptocurrency fraud in Myanmar operates on two levels: compound-run pig-butchering platforms targeting overseas victims, and domestic crypto scams targeting Myanmar residents.
CountryFake Police Scams in Myanmar
Fraudsters in Myanmar impersonate police and government officials to extort payments from residents under the threat of fabricated investigations.
CountryWhatsApp Job Scams in Myanmar
Fake remote-work offers circulate in Myanmar via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, targeting young people with promises of easy online income from task-based work.
CountrySIM-Swap Scams in Luxembourg
SIM-swap attacks in Luxembourg target private banking clients and crypto investors by porting mobile numbers to intercept high-value authentication codes.
CountryFake Online Stores in Luxembourg
Fraudulent e-commerce websites and social media shops target Luxembourg's affluent online shoppers with designer goods, electronics, and collectibles that are never delivered.
CountryInvestment Scams in Malta
Malta's gaming and fintech sector attracts sophisticated investment fraud targeting the island's professional community with fake fund-management schemes and unregulated CFD brokers.
CountryPig-Butchering Scams in Serbia
Serbia's growing online-investment culture makes residents targets for pig-butchering scams delivered via Instagram, Viber, and dating apps.
CountryAdvance-Fee Scams in Serbia
Advance-fee fraud in Serbia combines classic inheritance and lottery narratives with business-opportunity schemes targeting Serbia's entrepreneurial community.
CountryTask Scams in Mongolia
Task-based fraud targeting Mongolia's young urban population offers easy online income for simple micro-jobs before trapping victims in escalating deposit cycles.
CountryFake Recruiters Targeting People in Mongolia
Fraudulent overseas job advertisements target Mongolian workers with fake offers in South Korea, Japan, and China that conceal trafficking or scam-compound recruitment.
CountryWhatsApp Job Scams in Cyprus
Fake remote-work and part-time job offers target Cyprus's large unemployed youth population and migrant workers through WhatsApp and Telegram.
CountryForeign Lottery Scams in Cyprus
Fake foreign lottery prize notifications target Cyprus residents and the island's large expatriate community with fabricated windfalls requiring upfront fee payments.
CountryWhatsApp Job Scams in Malta
Fake online job offers circulate in Malta via WhatsApp and Telegram, targeting the island's service-sector workers and migrant population with task-scam deposit traps.
CountryFake Tax Office Scams in Malta
Fraudsters impersonate Malta's Commissioner for Revenue to demand urgent tax payments from residents and businesses under threat of legal action.
CountryRental Listing Scams in Georgia
Fake rental listings in Tbilisi target the city's growing expat and digital-nomad community with below-market apartments requiring deposits for properties that do not exist.
CountryForeign Lottery Scams in Georgia
Fake international lottery prize notifications target Georgian residents with fabricated windfalls requiring upfront fee payments to release.
CountryForeign Lottery Scams in Serbia
Fake European and American lottery prize notifications target Serbian residents with fabricated windfalls requiring upfront fee payments.
CountryForeign Lottery Scams in Luxembourg
Fraudsters target Luxembourg residents with fabricated EuroMillions and EU fund lottery prizes that require upfront fee payments to release.
CountryFake Booking Sites Targeting Georgia Tourists
Fraudulent accommodation and tour booking websites target travellers to Georgia with fake reservations for guesthouses, tours, and transport.
CountryFake Charity Scams in Georgia
Fraudulent charity appeals in Georgia exploit regional displacement crises and natural disasters to divert donations from genuine relief organisations.
CountryFake Delivery Texts in Georgia
Phishing SMS messages impersonate Georgian Post and international couriers to harvest payment card details from online shoppers with fake parcel-fee requests.
CountryFake Online Stores in Serbia
Fraudulent Serbian-language e-commerce websites and Facebook shops collect payment for electronics and clothing without delivering anything.
CountrySIM-Swap Scams in Serbia
SIM-swap attacks in Serbia target mobile banking users by porting phone numbers to intercept SMS authentication codes for bank and crypto accounts.
CountryFake Booking Sites Targeting Mongolia Tourists
Fraudulent tour and ger camp booking sites target Mongolia visitors with fake reservations for Gobi Desert, Naadam festival, and steppe wilderness packages.
CountryFake Charity Scams in Malta
Fraudulent charity appeals exploit Malta's generous community culture with fake campaigns mimicking real Maltese charities and international disaster appeals.
CountryRecovery Scams in Mongolia
Bogus fund-recovery services target Mongolian victims of investment and crypto fraud with upfront fees to retrieve losses that are never recovered.
PlatformFake Online Partners on Signal
How fraudsters use Signal's end-to-end encryption and disappearing messages to conduct fake romantic relationship scams with reduced evidence trails.
PlatformRomance Blackmail Scams on Snapchat
How sextortion and romance blackmail operations exploit Snapchat's ephemeral media features while secretly saving victims' intimate content for extortion.
PlatformNon-Delivery Scams on Reddit
How Reddit's buy-sell-trade subreddits are exploited by fraudulent sellers who collect payment but never ship goods.
PlatformFake Delivery Texts on WeChat
How scammers impersonate delivery couriers on WeChat to trick recipients into clicking phishing links or paying fake customs fees.
PlatformWallet Drainer Scams on Reddit
How malicious smart-contract links spread through Reddit posts and comments to drain connected cryptocurrency wallets.
PlatformAdvance Fee Scams on Viber
How advance-fee fraudsters use Viber's free international messaging to target victims across borders with inheritance, lottery, and business-opportunity pretexts.
PlatformForeign Lottery Scams on WeChat
How fraudulent prize notifications delivered via WeChat convince victims they have won a foreign lottery and extract fees under the guise of releasing winnings.
PlatformRecovery Scams on Viber
How secondary fraudsters contact previous scam victims on Viber with fake fund-recovery offers, charging upfront fees and delivering nothing.
PlatformFake Recruiters on Snapchat
How fraudulent job offers sent via Snapchat target young users with part-time, brand-ambassador, and social-media-manager roles that lead to identity theft or money mule recruitment.
PlatformFake Online Partners on Nextdoor
How romance fraudsters leverage Nextdoor's perceived local credibility to build fake relationships with neighbourhood residents before making financial requests.
PlatformFake Support Calls on Signal
How scammers impersonate tech support, bank security teams, and platform representatives on Signal to extract remote access or personal data from privacy-conscious users.
PlatformMarketplace Seller Scams on Reddit
How fraudulent sellers in Reddit buy-sell-trade communities exploit the platform's reputation system to conduct payment fraud for high-value goods.
PlatformFake Delivery Texts on Viber
How parcel-delivery phishing messages distributed through Viber steal payment card details and personal information from online shoppers.
PlatformAdvance Fee Scams on Reddit
How advance-fee fraud is operated through Reddit subreddits and DMs using loan offers, government-grant claims, and business-deal pretexts to extract upfront payments.
PlatformRomance Blackmail Scams on Reddit
How sextortion scammers use Reddit profiles and DMs to identify and target victims, then move the interaction to other platforms to capture intimate content for extortion.
PlatformFake Delivery Texts on Snapchat
How phishing delivery notifications reach Snapchat users through fake courier Snaps and story ads, stealing card details under the pretence of releasing a parcel.
PlatformFake Charity Scams on Viber
How fraudulent charity appeals spread through Viber Communities and group chats to collect donations that never reach genuine causes.
PlatformFake Online Partners on Viber
How romance scammers build fake long-distance relationships on Viber before introducing financial requests or investment schemes.
PlatformFake Support Calls on WeChat
How scammers impersonate WeChat, bank, and e-commerce platform support teams via WeChat messages and calls to steal account credentials and authorise fraudulent transactions.
PlatformAdvance Fee Scams on Signal
How advance-fee fraud exploits Signal's privacy reputation to conduct inheritance, business-deal, and government-grant fraud with minimal evidence trails.
PlatformFake Charity Scams on Snapchat
How fraudulent charity appeals exploit Snapchat's Story format and young audience to collect donations for fabricated causes before the content disappears.
PlatformForeign Lottery Scams on Viber
How fake prize win notifications distributed through Viber direct messages and Communities lure recipients into paying advance fees for non-existent foreign lottery winnings.
PlatformFake Online Partners on Reddit
How romance fraudsters use Reddit communities to identify and approach lonely or emotionally vulnerable users for financial exploitation.
PlatformCrypto Scams on Nextdoor
How cryptocurrency investment fraud spreads through Nextdoor neighbourhood feeds by exploiting local trust and peer-to-peer recommendation culture.
PlatformFake Trading Platforms on Signal
How fraudulent investment brokerages and crypto exchanges are promoted through Signal groups and private messages as exclusive, insider-only opportunities.
PlatformFake Delivery Texts on Signal
How phishing delivery notifications are distributed via Signal to steal personal data and payment card details from recipients convinced their parcel requires action.
PlatformFake Stores on Twitch
How fraudulent merchandise and gaming-goods storefronts are promoted through Twitch streamer deals, chat links, and panel buttons to viewers who trust the content creator.
PlatformAdvance Fee Scams on Twitch
How advance-fee fraud targeting streamers and viewers uses Twitch DMs and chat to solicit upfront payments for sponsorships, partnership deals, and prize claims that do not exist.
PlatformFake Online Partners on Twitch
How romance scammers use Twitch chat and community DMs to build fake relationships with viewers and streamers before making financial requests.
PaymentCatfishing Scams via Skrill
How fraudsters posing as romantic interests use Skrill to extract money from victims who believe they are in a genuine relationship.
PaymentCatfishing Scams via Venmo
How fake online personas exploit Venmo's social payment features to extract money from romantically deceived victims.
PaymentCatfishing Scams via MoneyGram
How scammers using fake identities steer victims to MoneyGram for cash pick-up transfers that are near-impossible to recover.
PaymentCatfishing Scams via Prepaid Cards
How fake online personas convince victims to buy prepaid cards and share the codes to fund an imagined relationship.
PaymentSextortion-Style Romance Scams via Skrill
How scammers who obtain intimate images exploit Skrill to collect ongoing blackmail payments while remaining hard to trace.
PaymentSextortion-Style Romance Scams via Cash App
How sextortion operators use Cash App's instant peer-to-peer transfers to demand blackmail payments from victims holding intimate material hostage.
PaymentSextortion-Style Romance Scams via Prepaid Cards
How sextortion scammers demand prepaid card codes from victims to avoid traceable payments while leveraging intimate content.