{"id":129998,"date":"2024-02-06T13:01:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feedzai.com\/?post_type=resource&p=129998"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:01:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:01:18","slug":"gasa-scams-report-mexico","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/feedzai.com\/resource\/gasa-scams-report-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"GASA Scams Report: Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”65″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-142326″ text_size=”fontsize-554605″ text_weight=”600″ uncode_shortcode_id=”164115″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Report[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading auto_text=”yes” text_color=”color-853579″ heading_semantic=”h1″ text_weight=”700″ uncode_shortcode_id=”184946″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Feedzai Named a Technology Leader in Quadrant\u2019s SPARK Matrix\u2122: Anti-Money Laundering, 2023 Report[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image dynamic=”yes” media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”653541″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”182400″]<\/p>\n

Mexico Loses 293B MXN to Scams Each Year<\/h3>\n

Mexico currently bears the unfortunate distinction of suffering from one of the most devastating fraud rates in the world. A new survey from Feedzai and the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) sheds new light on the scope of Mexico\u2019s scam epidemic.<\/p>\n

Identity theft is one of the most common types of fraud in Mexico. Fraudsters may obtain a victim\u2019s identity from scamming directly. They might also pressure a victim to act on their behalf by pretending to be a bank employee or member of law enforcement. Fraudsters could also connect with victims on social media or exploit them through malware attacks, which have surged in the past year. Other types of scams, including extortion, investment, and employment scam typologies, are also rising sharply.<\/p>\n

Feedzai\u2019s new report, produced in partnership with GASA surveyed 1,308 Mexican bank customers about their experience with scams. The results bring Mexico\u2019s scam challenges into sharp focus. Among the report\u2019s findings:<\/p>\n