UN Report Details Southeast Asia’s Interconnected Criminal Economy

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What the source reports

Scams across East and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand caused estimated losses of as much as $114.1 billion in 2025, according to a U.N.

report examining the infrastructure shared by criminal networks.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · July 21, 2026

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