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news Dw English 2026-06-10

EU's Slow Response to Rising Cyberscam Losses Highlights Enforcement Gaps

Europeans are losing billions to online scams, but the EU lags behind the US, UK, and China in addressing the Southeast Asian networks responsible for many of these fraudulent activities.


Europeans are losing billions to online scams, yet the EU has been slower than the US, the UK and China in targeting the Southeast Asian networks behind many of them.

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