The winners of the Scam Fighter Awards were announced at the Global Anti-Scam Summit America 2026 in San Francisco, recognising outstanding initiatives helping to prevent, detect, disrupt and respond to scams.
Across four award categories, the awards highlighted practical action from across the anti-scam ecosystem, including public education, cross-sector collaboration, investigation and research and technological solutions.
Selected through jury evaluation and, where applicable, audience participation at the Summit, the winners were assessed against three core principles: impact, innovation and scalability.
Scam Fighter Awards Winners & Runners-up
What the Scam Fighter Awards Recognised
The Scam Fighter Awards recognise initiatives that are practical, scalable and capable of supporting stronger action against scam networks across borders and sectors.
The shortlisted nominees showed the breadth of work taking place across the anti-scam community, from consumer education and threat intelligence to research, collaborative disruption and deepfake detection.
Jury
The shortlisted nominees were reviewed by an independent jury representing consumer protection, law enforcement, financial services, telecommunications and cybersecurity.
- Brian Cute – Global Cyber Alliance
- Justen Davis – Somos
- Laureen Kapin – Federal Trade Commission
- Matt Noyes – U.S. Secret Service Office of Investigations
- Melissa Lanning – BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust
- Paul Benda – American Bankers Association
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