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FUTURE MEET-UPS

Upcoming Meet-ups

"The Global State of Scams in 2023" with Rickard Vikström (DomainCrawler) & Jorij Abraham (GASA)
Tue, 03 Oct
03 Oct, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
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.
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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.
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"Latest Online Scam Intervention Strategies in Hong Kong" with Lester Ip, Hong Kong Police
Tue, 28 Nov
28 Nov, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
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.
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"Uniting Forces Against Fraud: Overcoming Hurdles Through Collaborative Strategies" with Jethro Cornelissen, ING Bank
Tue, 05 Dec
05 Dec, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
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.
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PAST MEET-UPS

Tue 19 Sept
"Unmasking Love Deceptions" with Anna Rowe and Cecilie Fjellhøy (Awareness Meet-up)
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Tue 12 Sept
Google's Henry Person and Gogolook's Yimin Kao to Speak at GASA's Scam Investigators Meet-up
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Tue 05 Sept
"We Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Pig Butchering Scams" (Law Enforcement Meet-up)
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Thu 06 Jul
"The Enduring Challenge of Content Moderation" with Olivier Kamanda, Google (Policy Group Meet-Up)
Zoom
Details
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.
Tue 20 Jun
"Blame & Shame in Financial Fraud" with Kathy Stokes, AARP (Awareness Group Meet-up)
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.'
Tue 13 Jun
"How Do Cybercrimes Scale So Quickly?" with Hieu Ngo (Scam Investigators Meet-up)
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Tue 06 Jun
"Cybercrime as a Service" & "Pig Butchering Scams" (Law Enforcement Meet-up)
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Tue 25 Apr
4th Research Group Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Tue 04 Apr
3rd Awareness Working Group Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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".
Tue 07 Mar
8th Scam Investigators Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Thu 16 Feb
2nd Policy & Legislation Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
16 Feb, 16:00 – 17:00 CET
Microsoft Teams
The Policy & Legislations Meetings are only open to Government, LEA and Policy and Compliance Advisors.
Tue 14 Feb
2nd Data & Tools Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Tue 07 Feb
6th Anti-Scam Law Enforcement Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Tue 24 Jan
3rd Research Working Group Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Wed 09 Nov
Global Anti Scam Summit 2022
Online Zoom & at The Hague Security Delta
Multiple Dates
Details
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.
Tue 27 Sept
2nd Research Working Group Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Wed 21 Sept
2nd Awareness Working Group Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.
Wed 07 Sept
4th Anti-Scam Law Enforcement Meeting
Microsoft Teams
Details
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.