(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 3 - Italy's postal police said Friday that
it dealt with 18,714 cases of online scams in 2024, an increase
of 15% on the 16,325 it handled in 2023.
It said the amount of money stolen in these cases amounted to
181 million euros, up 32% on the 137 million euros pocketed by
scammers the previous year.
It said the number of people investigated over online scams was
stable at around 3,500. (ANSA).
Scams totalling 182 mn euros reported in 2024 - postal police
Increase of 32% on previous year