A study counted approximately 80 cases of online scams per 1,000 inhabitants in Mexico in 2019. This number is almost 28 times that of Brazil, where 2.9 cases of scams per 1,000 people were recorded.
Number of online scams per 1,000 inhabitants in selected Latin American countries in 2019
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 per 1,000 inhabitants in selected Latin American countries in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215228/latin-america-countries-online-scams-per-inhabitants/
Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com). "Number of online scams per 1,000 inhabitants in selected Latin American countries in 2019." Chart. October 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215228/latin-america-countries-online-scams-per-inhabitants/
Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com). (2020). Number of online scams per 1,000 inhabitants in selected Latin American countries in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215228/latin-america-countries-online-scams-per-inhabitants/
Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com). "Number of Online Scams per 1,000 Inhabitants in Selected Latin American Countries in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215228/latin-america-countries-online-scams-per-inhabitants/
Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com), Number of online scams per 1,000 inhabitants in selected Latin American countries in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215228/latin-america-countries-online-scams-per-inhabitants/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of online scams per 1,000 inhabitants in selected Latin American countries in 2019 [Graph], Ecommerce Foundation (Scamadviser.com), October 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215228/latin-america-countries-online-scams-per-inhabitants/
