INTERPOL-UNODC Global Fraud Summit Concludes with Anti-Fraud Call to Action
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The Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, co-hosted by INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with support from Canada, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, closed on 17 March 2026 with pledges from representatives of 47 countries and organizations to strengthen cooperation and disrupt systems enabling fraud. Over 1,300 participants from government, law enforcement, technology companies, financial institutions, and civil society attended the two-day event, which highlighted the role of generative AI tools including deepfakes in facilitating sophisticated fraud schemes. The summit also saw the publication of the second edition of INTERPOL's Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment, with global losses from organized fraud estimated at USD 442 billion by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance.
“Representatives from 47 countries and organizations pledged to take specific actions and report on progress as initiatives move forward.”
Fraud compliance programs at financial institutions and technology companies should review their authentication and deepfake-detection controls in light of the summit's identified AI-enabled fraud threats, noting that 47 countries have signaled increased cross-border cooperation priorities in this area.
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This document records the outcome of the INTERPOL-UNODC Global Fraud Summit, at which representatives of 47 countries and organizations made non-binding pledges to strengthen cross-border cooperation against fraud and disrupt the systems that enable it. The summit is informational in nature and does not itself create compliance obligations. For compliance professionals, the summit's emphasis on AI-enabled fraud (including deepfakes, synthetic audio, and chatbot-based impersonation) underscores the evolving sophistication of fraud threats targeting financial institutions and their customers. The publication of INTERPOL's updated Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment may provide useful reference material for internal risk assessments.
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- 2026-03-17
- Location
- Vienna, Austria
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INTERPOL-UNODC global summit ends with call to action against fraud surge
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INTERPOL-UNODC global summit ends with call to action against fraud surge VIENNA, Austria - The Global Fraud Summit has closed with calls for stronger global cooperation to tackle what is one of the fastest-growing types of crime, affecting millions of individuals and businesses around the world.
Driven by rapid technological advances, fraud has evolved into an increasingly sophisticated and highly organized global enterprise.
Technology was a central focus of discussions during the two-day (16 and 17 March) event, with tools such as generative AI, including deepfake videos, images, audio and chatbots, making it easier for criminals to impersonate trusted people and defraud victims.
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Fraud - a global security crisis
INTERPOL’s Executive Director of Partnerships and Planning Darrin Jones said:
“As we’ve heard over the past two days, fraud has evolved into one of the fastest-growing and most pervasive forms of transnational organized crime, affecting millions of victims and generating enormous illicit profits for organized criminal networks.
“Thousands of individuals and businesses have become victims whilst we have gathered over these two days. However, our discussions and engagements have provided a clearer picture of the role each of us can play, and how we can collectively do more.”
According to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, global losses from organized fraud and scams are estimated at USD 442 billion, underlining the scale and urgency of the problem.
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More than 1,300 participants from government, law enforcement, technology companies, financial institutions and civil society attended the summit co-hosted by INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with support from Canada, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
The summit – which also saw the publication of the second edition of INTERPOL’s Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment – concluded with concrete commitments from participants to strengthen cooperation and disrupt the systems that enable fraud.
Representatives from 47 countries and organizations pledged to take specific actions and report on progress as initiatives move forward.
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