INTERPOL-UNODC Global Fraud Summit Concludes with Anti-Fraud Call to Action

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:24:18 +0000
Criminal Justice

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.