The Asia Pacific's Dark Web of Online Scams: A $147 Billion Menace The United Nations' latest report on online scam losses in the Asia Pacific region paints a dire picture of a growing, transnational threat to regional stability and economic security.
Losses soared from $18 billion to $38 billion between 2023 and 2025, indicating a crisis proportion.
South east Asia is identified as the epicenter of this scourge, with Cambodia and Myanmar emerging as major hubs for organized scam syndicates.