According to a study conducted in 2020, in Argentina, 6.2 billion euros were lost in scams. Among selected Latin American countries, Brazil ranked second by the amount of monetary loss, with 438 million euros, while Mexico followed, with 386 million euros.
Amount of money lost on online scams in selected Latin American countries in 2020
(in million U.S. dollars)
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, & Various sources (Scamadvisor.com). (October 8, 2021). Amount of money lost on online scams in selected Latin American countries in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215261/latin-america-countries-value-lost-online-scams/
Ecommerce Foundation, und Various sources (Scamadvisor.com). "Amount of money lost on online scams in selected Latin American countries in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215261/latin-america-countries-value-lost-online-scams/
Ecommerce Foundation, Various sources (Scamadvisor.com). (2021). Amount of money lost on online scams in selected Latin American countries in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215261/latin-america-countries-value-lost-online-scams/
Ecommerce Foundation, and Various sources (Scamadvisor.com). "Amount of Money Lost on Online Scams in Selected Latin American Countries in 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215261/latin-america-countries-value-lost-online-scams/
Ecommerce Foundation & Various sources (Scamadvisor.com), Amount of money lost on online scams in selected Latin American countries in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215261/latin-america-countries-value-lost-online-scams/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Amount of money lost on online scams in selected Latin American countries in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Ecommerce Foundation, & Various sources (Scamadvisor.com), October 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215261/latin-america-countries-value-lost-online-scams/
