From January to June 2020, there was a total of 483 thousand British pounds lost due to sim-swap fraud in the United Kingdom (UK). The number of cases has been on the rise since the scam's emergence in 2015. Only 436 thousand British pounds was lost in 2015 but by 2019 this had risen to nearly 2.7 million pounds.
Total loss from sim-swap fraud in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020
(in 1,000 GBP)
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The Guardian. (September 13, 2020). Total loss from sim-swap fraud in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173484/loss-from-sim-swap-fraud-uk/
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The Guardian. (2020). Total loss from sim-swap fraud in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173484/loss-from-sim-swap-fraud-uk/
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Total loss from sim-swap fraud in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020 (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph], The Guardian, September 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173484/loss-from-sim-swap-fraud-uk/
