On March 16 and 17, the Global Fraud Summit was held in Vienna, promoted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and INTERPOL. The meeting brought together government representatives, law enforcement agencies, and the private sector, marking a shift from commitments to concrete actions against online fraud—now a systemic phenomenon generating global losses exceeding 1 trillion dollars per year.
In her statement, Ambassador Debora Lepre, Italy’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna, highlighted the growing impact of fraud on citizens, businesses and digital markets, referring to Italy’s experience: in 2025, the Postal Police investigated over 27,600 cases, totaling more than €275 million. She outlined three priorities: strengthening international cooperation and the rapid exchange of information; enhancing financial and digital investigative capabilities, based on the “follow the money” principle, also through innovative tools such as INTERPOL’s Silver Notice; developing public-private partnerships involving banks, digital platforms and supervisory authorities.
Finally, Italy expressed support for the Summit’s concluding documents—the Call to Action and the Global Public-Private Partnership Framework—reaffirming its commitment to the global fight against fraud and presenting innovative solutions developed by the Institute for the Supervision of Insurance (IVASS) to combat insurance fraud.
