Charts

Share of adults scammed in the last 12 months, by country

Showing 42 of 42 countries.

United States: 20.1% of adults scammed (about 55.0 million people). Government survey.United States (US)20.1%Spain: 18.3% of adults scammed (about 7.4 million people). Government survey.Spain (ES)18.3%South Africa: 14.9% of adults scammed (about 6.7 million people). Non-government survey.South Africa (ZA)14.9%Nigeria: 14.9% of adults scammed (about 18.6 million people). Non-government survey.Nigeria (NG)14.9%Vietnam: 13.2% of adults scammed (about 9.7 million people). Non-government survey.Vietnam (VN)13.2%Australia: 13.1% of adults scammed (about 2.8 million people). Government survey.Australia (AU)13.1%Chile: 12.8% of adults scammed (about 2.0 million people). Government survey.Chile (CL)12.8%Laos: 11.9% of adults scammed (about 602,471 people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Laos (LA)11.9%India: 11.6% of adults scammed (about 119.9 million people). Non-government survey.India (IN)11.6%DR Congo: 11.2% of adults scammed (about 6.0 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.DR Congo (CD)11.2%Ethiopia: 10.9% of adults scammed (about 8.1 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Ethiopia (ET)10.9%Brazil: 10.9% of adults scammed (about 17.7 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Brazil (BR)10.9%Greece: 10.7% of adults scammed (about 896,055 people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Greece (GR)10.7%Egypt: 10.4% of adults scammed (about 7.7 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Egypt (EG)10.4%Philippines: 10.4% of adults scammed (about 8.1 million people). Non-government survey.Philippines (PH)10.4%Türkiye: 10.4% of adults scammed (about 6.8 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Türkiye (TR)10.4%Pakistan: 10.3% of adults scammed (about 15.1 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Pakistan (PK)10.3%Netherlands: 10.3% of adults scammed (about 1.5 million people). Government survey.Netherlands (NL)10.3%Germany: 9.7% of adults scammed (about 6.8 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Germany (DE)9.7%China: 9.5% of adults scammed (about 108.6 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.China (CN)9.5%Bangladesh: 9.3% of adults scammed (about 10.9 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Bangladesh (BD)9.3%Algeria: 9.3% of adults scammed (about 2.9 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Algeria (DZ)9.3%Italy: 9.0% of adults scammed (about 4.6 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Italy (IT)9.0%Ukraine: 8.6% of adults scammed (about 2.8 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Ukraine (UA)8.6%France: 8.5% of adults scammed (about 4.5 million people). Government survey.France (FR)8.5%Poland: 8.5% of adults scammed (about 2.7 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Poland (PL)8.5%Argentina: 8.4% of adults scammed (about 2.8 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Argentina (AR)8.4%Cambodia: 8.3% of adults scammed (about 958,789 people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Cambodia (KH)8.3%Canada: 8.2% of adults scammed (about 2.7 million people). Government survey.Canada (CA)8.2%Myanmar: 8.2% of adults scammed (about 3.2 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Myanmar (MM)8.2%United Kingdom: 7.8% of adults scammed (about 4.3 million people). Government survey.United Kingdom (GB)7.8%Kenya: 7.5% of adults scammed (about 2.4 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Kenya (KE)7.5%Tanzania: 6.7% of adults scammed (about 2.4 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Tanzania (TZ)6.7%Colombia: 6.7% of adults scammed (about 2.7 million people). Non-government survey.Colombia (CO)6.7%Russia: 6.5% of adults scammed (about 7.4 million people). Estimate, no survey of its own.Russia (RU)6.5%Mexico: 6.4% of adults scammed (about 6.0 million people). Government survey.Mexico (MX)6.4%Singapore: 6.2% of adults scammed (about 311,652 people). Non-government survey.Singapore (SG)6.2%Malaysia: 5.8% of adults scammed (about 1.5 million people). Non-government survey.Malaysia (MY)5.8%Indonesia: 5.0% of adults scammed (about 10.1 million people). Non-government survey.Indonesia (ID)5.0%Thailand: 4.8% of adults scammed (about 2.8 million people). Non-government survey.Thailand (TH)4.8%South Korea: 4.6% of adults scammed (about 2.1 million people). Government survey.South Korea (KR)4.6%Japan: 4.0% of adults scammed (about 4.2 million people). Government survey.Japan (JP)4.0%

Scamstats (Armidale), scamstats.org, data of 12 November 2026. Reference year 2025. Licence: CC BY 4.0, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Figures from other publishers remain theirs.