Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like
Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?
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"Some of these scams are in almost lawless areas or in areas which are controlled by armed gangs… that the governments may have very little control over."
— Ilias Chatzis , Academic
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