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Meet-ups

Working Group Meetings & Conferences

FUTURE MEET-UPS

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Upcoming Meet-ups

  • "The Global State of Scams in 2023" with Rickard Vikström (DomainCrawler) & Jorij Abraham (GASA)
    "The Global State of Scams in 2023" with Rickard Vikström (DomainCrawler) & Jorij Abraham (GASA)
    03 Oct, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Join Rickard Vikström (DomainCrawler) & Jorij Abraham (GASA) for an exclusive insight into the ever-evolving world of online scams during the 3rd annual webinar Global State of Scams 2023 unearthing the trends, strategies, and patterns behind today's most sophisticated fraud operations.
  • 4th Global Anti-Scam Summit 2023
    4th Global Anti-Scam Summit 2023
    Wed, 18 Oct
    18 Oct, 09:00 WEST – 19 Oct, 15:00 WEST
    18 Oct, 09:00 WEST – 19 Oct, 15:00 WEST
    The goal of the Global Anti-Scam Summit (GASS) is to help governments, consumer/financial authorities, law enforcement, financial providers, brand protection agencies, and (cybersecurity) companies share knowledge & insights and define new solutions to fight online scams and fraud together.
  • "Latest Online Scam Intervention Strategies in Hong Kong" with Lester Ip, Hong Kong Police
    "Latest Online Scam Intervention Strategies in Hong Kong" with Lester Ip, Hong Kong Police
    28 Nov, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
    Lester Ip, a distinguished member of the Hong Kong Police, will lead an enlightening session on the innovative Scameter search engine (https://cyberdefender.hk/scameter) at GASA's Law Enforcement Meet-up on November 28, 2023, at 16:00.
  • 05 Dec, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
    Jethro Cornelissen, a pivotal figure at the Global Anti-Fraud Office - Retail at ING Bank, invites you to engage in an insightful dialogue at GASA's Working Group Meet-up on December 5, 2023, at 16:00 CEST.

PAST MEET-UPS

  • 19 Sept, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Anna Rowe - Founder, Catch the Catfish & Co-founder, LoveSaid, and Cecilie Fjellhøy - ‘Tinder Swindler’ Victim & Co-founder, LoveSaid will speak on “Unmasking Love Deceptions” at GASA’s Awareness Meet-up on 19th September.
  • 12 Sept, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Henry Person, Investigator at Google's CyberCrime Investigation Group (CCIG) and Yimin Kao, the Director of Data and Business Intelligence at GASA, will speak at GASA’s Scam Investigators Meet-up on 12th September.
  • 05 Sept, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Erin West, Cybercrime and Crypto Prosecutor for Santa Clara County's REACT Task Force, will speak on “Pig Butchering Scams” at GASA’s Law Enforcement Meeting on 5th September.
  • 06 Jul, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Zoom
    Olivier Kamanda, Product Manager at Google Shopping will share his experiences on content moderation at Google. Moderating content effectively not only requires new tools but new tactics and partnerships. This session will highlight new approaches.
  • 20 Jun, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Kathy's presentation builds on a paper published in June 2022 by AARP and the FINRA Investor Education, with H+M Strategies, entitled 'Blame and Shame in the Context of Financial Fraud: A Movement to Change Our Societal Response to Rampant and Growing Fraud.'
  • 13 Jun, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Have you ever wondered how cybercrimes scale so quickly? Scammers take advantage of all possible technologies to make their schemes professional and anonymous. In Hieu's presentation, you will also see how they could know about you better than your friends.
  • 06 Jun, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Stijn De Ridder, Antwerp Police will speak on "Cybercrime as a Service" and Erin West, Santa Clara County will speak on “Pig Butchering Scams” at GASA’s Law Enforcement Meeting on 6th June.
  • 25 Apr, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Prof. Dr. Mark Button, Co-Director of Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at University of Portsmouth will speak on "Preventing Frauds and Scams Against Older Adults" at GASA’s Research Working Group Meeting on 25th April.
  • 04 Apr, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Amira Dhalla, Director of Impact Partnerships and Programs of Consumer Reports will speak on "Keeping Your Data Safe with Security Planner". In addition, Jorij Abraham, general manager of the Global Anti Scam Alliance will introduce the "Ten Recommendations to Turn the Tide on Scams".
  • 07 Mar, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
    Microsoft Teams
    This event is meant for Scam Investigators, both professional as well as private to share information on scam trends and ways to detect and expose online scammers.
  • 16 Feb, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
    Microsoft Teams
    The Policy & Legislations Meetings are only open to Government, LEA and Policy and Compliance Advisors.
  • 14 Feb, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
    Microsoft Teams
    Goal of the group is to share insights and lessons learned on how to identify malicious use of the Internet, disrupt abuse operations, and protect both corporate as well as individual victims of scams.
  • 07 Feb, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
    Microsoft Teams
    This meeting is only open to LEA. The U.S. Secret Service will present a global perspective of emerging fraud and scam schemes in 2023 including the continuing BEC escalation, pig butchering and crypto investment scams and emerging technologies in fraud schemes such as Chatgpt and other AI.
  • 24 Jan, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
    Microsoft Teams
    Goal of the meeting is to share insights and knowledge from the scientific community around online fraud and scams.
  • 09 Nov 2022, 09:00 CET – 10 Nov 2022, 17:00 CET
    Online Zoom & at The Hague Security Delta
    The goal of the Global Anti Scam Summit (GASS) is to help governments, consumer/financial authorities, law enforcement, brand protection agencies, and (cybersecurity) companies share knowledge and insights to fight online scams and fraud more effectively and efficiently.
  • 27 Sept 2022, 17:00 – 18:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    This meeting is meant for (scientific) researchers and persons interested in research around online fraud targeting consumers.
  • 21 Sept 2022, 17:00 CEST – 22 Sept 2022, 18:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Sharing best practices on cybercrime awareness & education. This meeting is meant for consumer authorities, consumer protection organizations, and NGO's focused on building consumer awareness towards online fraud.
  • 07 Sept 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 CEST
    Microsoft Teams
    Meant for law enforcement officers only focussed on cybercrime in general and online scams specifically.
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