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Can we change the link to the original sources? > Romance-related frauds and ‘tech support’ pop ups, originating largely from illegal call centres and phishing
by jt2190 4y ago
Can we change the link to the original sources?
> Romance-related frauds and ‘tech support’ pop ups, originating largely from illegal call centres and phishing gangs in India, have caused losses of more than USD 3 billion... in the last two years alone. [1]
> Daud said the FBI’s website for reporting internet crimes (ic3.gov) have registered about 8.5 lakh complaints in 2021 with estimated losses of $6.9 billion, and over 7.8 lakh complaints in the 11 months of 2022, accounting for $10.2 billion in losses. The biggest losses are on account of investment ($3 billion), business email compromise ($2.4 billion), personal data breach ($1.2 billion), romance ($1 billion) and tech support ($781 million). [1]
[1] "Illegal Desi Call Centres Behind 10 billion loss to Americans in 2022", Times of India, Dec 27, 2022: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/illegal-desi-call-centres-behind-10-billion-loss-to-americans-in-2022/articleshow/96501320.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/illegal-desi-call-...
[2] "Elder Fraud Report 2021", FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center https://www.ic3.gov/Home/EF https://www.ic3.gov/Home/EF https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2021_IC3ElderFraudReport.pdf https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2021_IC3ElderFrau...