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Wealth and the share of adults scammed

0%5%10%15%20%25%$0$25k$50k$75k$100k$125kLower GDP per person, more scammedHigher GDP per person, more scammedLower GDP per person, fewer scammedHigher GDP per person, fewer scammedUSESZANGVNAUCLINPHNLFRCAGBCOMXSGMYIDTHKRJPGDP per person, US$Adults scammed in 12 months, %

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Dashed lines mark the medians. A country exactly on a median line is counted in the lower or left group. Median gdp per person, us$: US$17,995. Median adults scammed in 12 months, %: 8.5%. Chile sits exactly on the median GDP per person, so it is counted on the lower or left side of that line. France sits exactly on the median share of adults scammed, so it is counted on the lower or left side of that line.

Lower GDP per person, more scammedChile, India, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Vietnam

Income groups: 3 upper-middle income, 2 lower-middle income, 1 high income. Median share who told the police: 26%.

Higher GDP per person, more scammedAustralia, Netherlands, Spain, United States

Income groups: 4 high income. Median share who told the police: 12%.

Lower GDP per person, fewer scammedColombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand

Income groups: 5 upper-middle income. Median share who reported to any institution: 55%.

Higher GDP per person, fewer scammedCanada, France, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom

Income groups: 6 high income. The most common type is card fraud in 5 of 6.

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.