Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean
Survey time period
2019
Supplementary notes
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.
Citation formats
Latin America: online scams reported in selected countries 2019
Of the Latin American countries included in the study, Mexico registered the highest number of scams in 2019: approximately **** million. Brazil came second with nearly thousand and Argentina third, with almost ** thousand.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Oct 2020, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1201293/latin-america-countries-online-scams/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
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: /statistics/1201293/latin-america-countries-online-scams/
