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 per 1,000 inhabitants 2019
A study counted approximately ** cases of online scams per 1,000 inhabitants in Mexico in 2019. This number is almost ** times that of Brazil, where *** cases of scams per 1,000 people were recorded.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Oct 2020, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1215228/latin-america-countries-online-scams-per-inhabitants/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
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: /statistics/1215228/latin-america-countries-online-scams-per-inhabitants/
