The Scam Fighter Awards at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia 2026 recognize excellence in combating scams across prevention, detection, disruption and enforcement.
Bringing together leaders from across Asia-Pacific and beyond, the awards highlight solutions that deliver measurable results and can be scaled across sectors and regions.
The Department’s nationwide education programme helps Filipino workers and communities recognise recruitment scams and trafficking risks. It reached 351,625 participants through 807 seminars and training activities between January and September 2026.
Mohammad Muzahir (nominated by WIRED)
Mohammad “Red Bull” Muzahir risked his life to expose a scam compound in Laos while trapped there as a human trafficking victim. He secretly shared documents, photos, videos and chat logs with WIRED, revealing how forced labour sustained cryptocurrency romance scams.
Best Cross-Sector Collaboration
Digital Pinoys
Digital Pinoys partners with the Philippines’ Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center to identify illegal online gambling sites and their promoters. By combining public reports with detection technology, the partnership turns community intelligence into support for monitoring and enforcement.
Gogolook
Gogolook’s Watchmen brings regulators, local governments and businesses together to detect scam advertisements, share intelligence and coordinate takedowns. Its collaboration with Taiwan’s securities regulator helped intercept more than 30,000 illegal advertisements.
Best Investigation or Research
Humanity Research Consultancy
Humanity Research Consultancy’s Policies and Patterns investigates the political, financial and institutional systems sustaining Cambodia’s trafficking-fuelled scam industry. Drawing on 51 expert and survivor interviews, it provides evidence and recommendations for coordinated action.
International Justice Mission
International Justice Mission’s research links child sextortion to forced scamming in Southeast Asia. By connecting abuse reports with digital infrastructure, it helps investigators identify potential perpetrators and locations while supporting protection for trafficking victims.
Best Policy or Regulatory Initiative
Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank’s Fraud Supervision Framework strengthens scam prevention, institutional accountability and consumer redress through coordinated supervisory requirements. Reported fraud indicators showed early improvement during its rollout.
Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission
FCCC’s proposed Competition and Consumer Commission Bill 2026 strengthens protections against digital scams and deceptive trading. It extends oversight to offshore conduct affecting Fiji and introduces stronger penalties and enforcement powers.
Best Technological Solution
DANA
DANA Protection combines scam checks, real-time transaction warnings and recovery support within its digital wallet. Its “Smart Friction” warnings reached over 1.1 million users making potentially risky transfers, with more than 60% choosing not to proceed.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
Indosat’s SATSPAM embeds AI-powered protection into its telecommunications network, warning customers about risky calls and blocking scam SMS before delivery. Provided by default at no additional cost, it identified over two billion risky communications within six months.
Evaluation Criteria
All nominations are reviewed by an independent jury composed of senior representatives from government or regulatory bodies, law enforcement, financial services, telecommunications, digital platforms, consumer protection organisations and cybersecurity experts.
Shortlisted nominees may be invited to present their initiatives at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia 2026. Winners are determined through jury evaluation and, where applicable, audience participation.
Impact Ability to increase scam costs, reduce success rates or improve enforcement outcomes.
Innovation Level of originality, forward-thinking approach and effectiveness of the solution or initiative.
Scalability Potential for adoption across sectors, countries or regions, and the extent to which others can replicate or learn from the initiative.
Meet the Jury
An independent panel selecting and recognising the most impactful initiatives.
Jayde Richmond
General Manager
National Anti-Scam Centre Australia
John Kirwan
Head of Risk Containment, Trust and Safety
TikTok
Jocel de Guzman
Co-Founder
Truth360
Mel Migrino
SEA Regional Director - Infosec
Gogolook
Rajeshpal Sandhu
Ambassador (Southeast Asia)
Global Anti-Scam Alliance
Watee Powtong
General Legal Counsel
True Corporation
Submit your nomination
Organisations are invited to submit their initiatives for consideration, for the Awards at upcoming GASA events.
Nominations for the Scam Fighter Awards at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia 2026 are now closed. However, you can still submit a nomination for consideration at future events.
