{"asset":"news","key":"10014","locale":"en","id":"news:10014:en","entityId":"news:10014","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/10014","state":"ready","title":"Report: Filipinos lose about 1.9 billion dollars annually to scams","summary":"According to the 2026 Scam Situation Report released by a global anti-scam organization, Filipinos lose an estimated 1.9 billion dollars annually. A survey showed that 84% of 1,160 Filipino adults encountered a scam attempt in the past year, a figure equivalent to an average of 151 scam encounters per person per year, while 15% of respondents lost money or personal data that led to financial loss, with victims losing an average of 10,427 pesos, or about 165 US dollars, per victim.","body":"According to the 2026 Scam Situation Report released by a global anti-scam organization, Filipinos lose an estimated 1.9 billion dollars annually. A survey showed that 84% of 1,160 Filipino adults encountered a scam attempt in the past year, a figure equivalent to an average of 151 scam encounters per person per year, while 15% of respondents lost money or personal data that led to financial loss, with victims losing an average of 10,427 pesos, or about 165 US dollars, per victim. This financial burden has placed severe pressure on household budgets, with 22% of victims saying they could no longer afford basic living expenses after being scammed. In addition, 82% of scam victims said being scammed seriously and negatively affected their mental well-being.\n\nThe survey found that 88% of scam attempts were carried out on platforms that offer direct messaging, with the social network Facebook being the leading platform for scam operations, followed by Gmail at 33%.\nArticle by: Rithy","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"2","publishedWorkingVersionId":"11948","languageVersionId":"4108","visibilityVersion":"4","versionToken":"a1.ebFq5vPHd5FaBgmNP4PcUYWTwZQ1n9fzngnTbFzm_Po"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"km","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"12","authorText":"","sourceName":""},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-10-16T04:25:23Z"}