Chapter
North America
Join the fight against scams by becoming a member
of the GASA North America Chapter.
Why does the GASA North America Chapter exist?
Online scams continue to escalate across the United States and Canada, impacting consumers, businesses, and public institutions alike. Financial losses are rising year on year, but the broader cost is also measured in eroded trust, emotional harm, and strain on enforcement and support systems.
The GASA North America Chapter exists to convene leaders across sectors and drive coordinated action against online scams. By strengthening alignment between industry, government, law enforcement, and consumer advocates, we work to accelerate prevention, improve disruption efforts, and build a safer digital environment across the region.
What do we do?
We protect consumers in North America through research, collaboration, and real-time intelligence:
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Virtual meet-ups and summits
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Annual state of scams reports
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Scam.org: Anti-Scam Hub for consumers
losses reported in the USA
of USA adults experienced a scam
Scams are now a daily reality
GASA USA
Board members
GASA's North American Chapter is guided by a cross-sector board of leaders committed to fighting scams.
Chris Olson
CEO
The Media Trust
Hunter Roberts
Sr. Director
Capital One
Jared Der-Yeghiayan
Director of Investigations
OKX
Jerome Dangu
CTO, Co-Foounder
Confiant
Jonathan Camfield
Defense Lead, Security Policy
Meta
Kate Griffin
Director
Aspen Institute Financial Security Program
Kathy Stokes
Senior Director
AARP
Lynette Owens
VP Consumer Education and Marketing
TrendLife - Trend Micro's consumer business unit
Mercedeh Mortazavi
Head of Financial Health
JPMorganChase
Nicole Smith
Manager, External Relations, Customer Trust
Amazon
Ravi Govindaraju
Head of Trust and Security
JPMorganChase
Stephen Keefe
VP Identity, Scams, First Party Fraud
Mastercard
Teresa Pico
Head of Consumer Protection, Chief of Staff to VP Global Consumer Trust at Adobe
Adobe
Meet the North American team
The GASA North America Chapter team leads regional initiatives to strengthen collaboration and fight scams across North America.
Nils Mueller
Director, North America Chapter
Melissa Bosworth
North America Marketing Manager
Molly Rubenstein
Senior Chapter Liaison, Americas
Latest blogs & research
Nomorobo Joins Scam.org to Shield Consumers from Fraudulent Calls and Texts
Nomorobo has joined Scam.org as a member partner, bringing call and text blocking technology into the platform to help consumers protect themselves from fraudulent communications.
Scams Surge Across the U.S.: 82% of Adults Targeted as Engagement and Losses Continue to Rise
The Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), in collaboration with Iris® Powered by Generali, has released the State of Scams USA 2026 Report.
State of Scams in The United States of America - 2026
This study of 3,110 U.S. adults shows that scam exposure remains widespread, with 82% encountering a scam in the past year. While 86% say they are confident in recognizing scams, 43% still interacted with a scammer (56% of those exposed). Ultimately, 9% experienced financial or data loss, and only 4% reported the incident to authorities. Among victims, the impact extends beyond financial harm, with 59% reporting effects on mental wellbeing, and more than half experiencing repeat scams.
Disrupting RedVDS: A Case Study in Taking Down Scam Infrastructure
How Microsoft’s RedVDS takedown shows the value of legal, technical and law enforcement action against cybercrime infrastructure.