Of the Latin American countries included in the study, Mexico registered the highest number of scams in 2019: approximately 10.2 million. Brazil came second with nearly 613.5 thousand and Argentina third, with almost 13 thousand.
Number of online scams reported in selected Latin American countries in 2019
(in 1,000s)
The study collected data from a total of 31 countries.
The source clarifies that each nation has a different definition of online scams and uses its own methodology to obtain these figures.
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Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com). (October 27, 2020). Number of online scams reported in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201293/latin-america-countries-online-scams/
Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com). "Number of online scams reported in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201293/latin-america-countries-online-scams/
Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com). (2020). Number of online scams reported in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201293/latin-america-countries-online-scams/
Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com). "Number of Online Scams Reported in Selected Latin American Countries in 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201293/latin-america-countries-online-scams/
Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com), Number of online scams reported in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201293/latin-america-countries-online-scams/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Number of online scams reported in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com), October 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201293/latin-america-countries-online-scams/
