Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean
Survey time period
2020
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.
According to a study conducted in 2020, in Argentina, *** billion euros were lost in scams. Among selected Latin American countries, Brazil ranked second by the amount of monetary loss, with *** million euros, while Mexico followed, with *** million euros.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Oct 2021, /statistics/1215261/latin-america-countries-value-lost-online-scams/
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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: /statistics/1215261/latin-america-countries-value-lost-online-scams/
