The Global Anti Scam Summit 2022
9th & 10th of November | The Hague Security Delta & Online
Online scams are the most reported type of crime. Most countries now state that between 20% to 30% of all crimes reported are related to online fraud. This is only the tip of the iceberg, as only 7% of all scam victims report the crime to law enforcement. With nearly $50 billion lost last year and an expected growth of 40%, new ways have to be found to turn this tide.
On the 9th and 10th of November 2022, the 3rd Global Anti Scam Summit (GASS) is being held. The goal of the GASS is to help governments, consumer & financial authorities, law enforcement, brand protection agencies, and commercial organizations share knowledge and insights on fighting online scams and define concrete actions to combat online fraud more effectively and efficiently.
In 2021, we had nearly 500 virtual guests from 70+ countries. This year the event will be organized in a hybrid style, with delegates attending both in-person and online. The event will combine presentations, lectures, and workshops. If you are interested in speaking or supporting the event, please contact us.
Event Schedule: 8th of November
20:00 Dutch Drinks
For those who fly in early, we can meet at:
NH Hotels (opposite the conference location)
Prinses Margrietplantsoen 100
2595 BR The Hague, Netherlands
Phone: +31 070-3812345
According to Dutch tradition, the first drink is on us, the remainder of the evening is all yours.
Event Schedule: 9th of November
Online via Zoom, Physically at The Hague Security Delta (HSD) Campus, The Netherlands
09:00 | WELCOME & REGISTRATION | ||
09:30 | Official Opening | Nathalie Jaarsma, Ambassador at-Large for Security Policy and Cyber, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
10:00 | Global State of Scams | Jorij Abraham, General Manager Global Anti Scam Alliance & ScamAdviser.com | |
10:20 | Current Trends in Phishing | Foy Shiver, Deputy Secretary-General & Zoriana Dmytryshyna, Director of Institutional Relations | |
10:40 | The Global Fight Against Domain Abuse | Alejandro Fernández-Cernuda, Director of Engagement, Internet Integrity Program, Global Cyber Alliance | |
11:00 | GLOBAL SCAM TRENDS & SOLUTIONS (VIRTUAL) | ||
11:00 | Disrupting Scams across the Australian Economy | Jayde Richmond, Director Consumer Strategies & Engagement, ScamWatch/Australian Competition & Consumer Commission | |
11:10 | Phishing in Japan | Katsumi Ono, Economic & Financial Cybercrime Team Leader, Japan Cyber Crime Centre (JC3) | |
11:20 | Digital Banking Crime – South Africa you’ve been Vished | Dana Vermaak, Information Management Analyst, SABRIC | |
11:30 | How Online Fraudsters operate in Latin America | Bruno Homem, Enforcement Takedown Manager, Axur | |
11:40 | Scams in the United States | Laureen Kapin, Assistant Director for International consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission | |
11:50 | Turning the Tide on Fraud in the UK | Mike Haley, CEO CIFAS | |
12:00 | (VIRTUAL) LUNCH & NETWORKING | ||
13:00 | DEEP DIVES INTO SCAMS | ||
13:00 | The Rise of the Pyramid and Ponzi Scam: Economics, Technology and Culture | Prof. Dr. Button, Director of Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at University of Portsmouth | |
13:20 | Trends in Online Shopping Scams | Jon Clay, VP - Threat Intelligence, Trend Micro | |
13:40 | Why Crypto & Investment Scams are Tripling Every Year | Dmitry Tiunkin, Head of Digital Risk Protection & Camill Cebulla, Director, Group-IB | |
14:00 | BEST PRACTICES IN SCAM AWARENESS | ||
14:00 | Why do Internet Users get Scammed? | Jack Whittaker, PhD Candidate (Crim.) at the University of Surrey | |
14:15 | Copying the scammer to raise awareness | Louise Beltzung, Head of Research OIAT/Internet Watchlist | |
14:30 | Getting to the Kingpin, Exposing the Real Scammers | Jim Browning, ScamBaiter & Investigator | |
14:45 | Taking responsibility as Registry | Jakob Bring Truelsen, CEO Hostmaster, Danish Registry | |
15:00 | BREAK & (VIRTUAL) NETWORKING | ||
15:30 | START WORKSHOPS | ||
Workshop: The APWG eCrime Exchange - working together to protect our users (Education Room) | Chaired by APWG.org, Foy Shiver, Deputy Secretary-General & Pablo López-Aguilar Beltrán, Director of Technology | ||
Workshop: Sharing Best Practices in Scam Awareness & Education (Main Room) | Chaired by Deco Proteste, Cláudia Maia, Chief Editor & Sónia Covita, Coordinator Legal & Economic | ||
Fraud in the Open Display Advertising Market (Main Room) | Helen Fairfax-Wall, Head of the Digital and Scams Policy, Which?
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Consumer Empowerment in relation to Scams (Main Room) | Joseph Selolo, Company Secretary, National Consumer Commission (South Africa) | ||
Workshop: Sharing Best Practices in Law Enforcement Scam Fighting (Board Room) | Chaired by FBI, Donna Gregory, Unit Chief, FBI IC3 (not recorded, by invitation only) | ||
17:00 | Highlights by Workshop Leaders | Foy Shiver, Deputy Secretary-General & Zoriana Dmytryshyna, Director of Institutional Relations | |
17:15 | DRINKS & (VIRTUAL) NETWORKING |
Event Schedule: 10th of November
Online via Zoom, Physically at The Hague Security Delta (HSD) Campus, The Netherlands
08:30 | WELCOME & REGISTRATION | ||
09:00 | Official Opening | Jorij Abraham, General Manager Global Anti Scam Alliance & ScamAdviser.com | |
09:15 | PANEL DISCUSSION: TAMING THE INTERNET WILD WEST | ||
Cathrin Bauer Bulst, Head of Unit for Security in the Digital Age, European Commission (virtually) | |||
Ivett Paulovics,
Partner Fasano Paulovics, co-author European Commission Study on DNS Abuse (virtually) | |||
Jenn Buchanan, Product Manager, Google (virtually) | |||
Robert Flaim, Head of Strategic Programs, IP & DNS Legal Team, Meta/Facebook (virtually) | |||
Simon Forster, CEO SpamHaus | |||
Patrick Hauss, Deputy General Manager CSC | |||
10:00 | BEST PRACTICES IN PREVENTING ABUSE | ||
10:00 | Protecting Amazon customers from Scammers | Abigail Bishop, Head of Scam Prevention, Amazon | |
10:15 | Belgium’s Cyber Security Strategy and Anti-phishing Actions | Miguel De Bruycker, Managing Director
Centre for Cyber security Belgium | |
10:30 | FBI IC3 Past, Present & Future | Donna Gregory, Unit Chief FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | |
10:45 | Can I get my money back? The (im)possibilities of crypto fund recovery | Nick Smart, Director of Blockchain Intelligence, Crystal Blockchain | |
11:00 | START WORKSHOPS | ||
Workshop: Non-Profits against Cyber Risk (Education Room) | Chaired by Global Cyber Alliance, Alejandro Fernández-Cernuda, Director of Engagement, Internet Integrity Program | ||
Bill Woodcock, Overview of the Quad9 protective resolver | |||
Workshop: Policy and Data Sharing to Combat Scams (Main Room) | Chaired by CIFAS, Wayne Bath, Head of Strategy and Policy | ||
Workshop: Defining Policy Enforcement Tools for the Internet (Board Room) | Hosted by Netsweeper, Maarten Kronenburg, Board Member | ||
12:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION: JOINT ACTIONS FOR 2023 | ||
Chaired by Alejandro Fernández-Cernuda, Director of Engagement, Internet Integrity Program, Global Cyber Alliance | |||
Ayleen Charlotte, Tinder Swindler Victim | |||
Lisa Plaggemeijer, CEO National Cybersecurity Alliance (virtually) | |||
Jorge Rosal-Cosano, Team leader, EC3 Europol | |||
Prof. Dr. Button, Director of Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at University of Portsmouth | |||
Abigail Bishop, Head of Scam Prevention, Amazon | |||
Javier Ruiz Diaz, Digital Advisor, Consumers International | |||
12:45 | Wrapping Up GASS 2022 | Jorij Abraham, General Manager Global Anti Scam Alliance & ScamAdviser.com | |
13:00 | SUMMIT ENDS |
When, Where & How
When
09 November 09:00 CET – 10 November 13:00 CET
Where:
The Hague Security Delta (HSD) Campus
Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg 104
2595 AN Den Haag (The Hague)
The Netherlands
(map)
BE AWARE: TO ENTER THE BUILDING YOU WILL NEED TO SHOW YOUR ID/PASSPORT.
And online via Zoom.
How
We strongly recommend you come by public transportation as parking in the Hague is challenging. The location is 1 minute walk from the railway station.
Train or RandstadRail
Both the train and the RandstadRail connect at The Hague Laan van NOI station. The RandstadRail includes lines 3 and 4 that connect The Hague with Zoetermeer, and the Erasmus line that connects The Hague with Rotterdam.
When you arrive at The Hague Laan van NOI station walk towards the Ministry of SZW. At the exit, turn left immediately and follow the path for 200 meters until you arrive at the Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg.
You can find the HSD Campus in the first silver-colored building (named HeadQuarter) on your left hand.
Tram or Bus
Tram 2, buslijn 5 and 23 (stop station Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië),
Tram 6 (stop Oostinje),
Bus 28 (stop Stuyvesantstraat),
Bus 45, 380, 382, 383 (stop Haagse Poort).
By car
From Rotterdam: A13, A4, A12.
From Amsterdam: A4, A12 of A44.
From Utrecht: A12.
Upon arrival in The Hague from the A12 (Utrechtsebaan) take exit 3 Bezuidenhout-Mariahoeve. At the traffic light turn right. At the next traffic light continue straight ahead. At the next traffic lights, turn right onto the Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg. At the end, before the sharp turn to the left, you will see the entrance of the HSD Campus on your right (building named 'HeadQuarter').
From Amsterdam/Leiden, via de A44/N44: Follow the signs to The Hague (Den Haag).In The Hague (Willem Witsenplein) turn left in the direction of Voorburg-Leidschendam. At Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indie at the traffic lights, before passing the railway-bridge and the gas station BP, turn right on Schenkkade. At the next traffic light left, and short thereafter at the next traffic lights go straight ahead (Wilhelmina van Pruisenweg). At the end, before the sharp turn to the left, you will find the entrance to the HSD Campus on your right (building named 'HeadQuarter').
Parking
Unfortunately, there is only limited parking available at the HSD Campus. We, therefore, recommend visiting us by public transport. If you do travel by car, there are paid parking places available near the campus:
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Q-Park Park&Ride, Van Alphenstraat 102, 2274 NE Voorburg.
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Parking Garage WTC/ NH Hotel: Prinses Marijkestraat 57, 2595 AM The Hague.
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Parking facilities at Anna van Hannoverstraat 4 The Hague (reserve via Parkbee).
Hotels
The Hague has a large offering of hotels. Some hotels nearby are:
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3-star hotel: Ibis The Hague City Center (070-2039001, H3701@accor.com)
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4-star hotel: NH Den Haag (070-3812345, nhdenhaag@nh-hotels.com)
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5-star hotel: Hotel des Indes (070-3612345)