Nigeria is ranked 16th on the FBI’s list of countries most affected by internet crime.
State-specific statistics that can be found in the 2020 Internet Crime Report and the accompanying 2020 State Reports include information on 791,790 alleged Internet crime complaints, an increase from more than 300,000 complaints in 2019. reported also exceeded $ 4.2 billion.
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Nigeria and South Africa were among the “worst” 20. South Africa ranked sixth with 1,754 victims, while Nigeria had 443 victims. Countries like Pakistan, China, Colombia, and Hong Kong ranked better than Nigeria.
The top 20 countries: 1. United Kingdom; 2. Canada; 3. India; 4. Greece; 5. Australia; 6. South Africa; 7. France; 8. Germany; 9. Mexico; 10. Belgium; 11. Brazil; Philippines; 13. Italy; 14. Spain; 15. Netherlands; 16. Nigeria; 17. Pakistan; 18. China; 19. Colombia; 20. Hong Kong.
Phishing scams, non-payment / non-delivery scams, and extortion were the top three crimes reported by victims in 2020, with victims also reported to have lost the most money to commercial email compromise scams. , romance and trust schemes and investment fraud.
Scams also emerged taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source:www.Ghgosssip.com
