Anti-Fraud Policy & Prosecution Workshop Recap at Global Anti-Scam Summit Europe 2024

Date of recording: 2024-06-24

Event: Global Anti-Scam Summit Europe 2024

Joshua James of the UNODC led a workshop on anti-fraud policy and prosecution at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Europe 2024. Discussions focused on enhancing cooperation among stakeholders, emphasizing the role of public-private partnerships (PPP) and the challenges posed by GDPR in fostering these collaborations. Key themes included the need for intentional data collection, global perspectives in policy-making, and cultural considerations in understanding scam motivations beyond financial incentives.

Contributors included:

• Nino Goldbeck, Prosecutor Office Bamberg, Germany
  Victim’s rights and asset recovery in cyberfraud cases
  

• Roxana-Andreea Mastor & Riikka Puttonen, UNODC
  From shadows to spotlight: policies and legislation against organized fraud
  

• Angélique Monneraye, European Commission
  How the DSA can contribute to fraud prevention

• Thomas von der Gathen, Austrian Banking Associated & Bernhard Schafrath, Federal Ministry Republic of Austria
  PPP (public private partnership) and the Anti-Phishing Platform
  

• Prof. Joshua R. Dalrymple, Woxsen University
  Cybercrime must be taught in law schools

• Sam Traynor, Meta
  Driving deterrence to tackle fraud and scams
  

2.1 Panel discussion: Building A Better Anti-Fraud Approach Together

• Joshua James, UNODC, Regional Cybercrime Coordinator for SE Asia

• William Ray, FBI

• Roger Beaumont, New Zealand Banking Association

• Alessandra Chiarini, EBF

• Roland van Kortenhof, member Integral Fraud Approach