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EAST & SOUTHERN AFRICA
Mobile-money and SIM-swap fraud around M-Pesa, South Africa's card and ransomware problem, and state-level financial scandals.
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🇿🇦 #7 GI-TOC (7.43)
South Africa
Fraud typesCyber fraud, identity theft, card fraud, banking trojans, ransomware victim
570,000+ suspicious transaction reports in 2024/25. 17,849 ransomware detections in 2024 — #1 in Africa. Identity fraud growing.
🇰🇪 Interpol flagged
Kenya
Fraud typesSIM swap fraud, mobile money fraud (M-Pesa), banking hacks, sextortion
3,030 ransomware detections (2024). 130 arrest warrants for banking fraud. 657.8M cyber threats detected Jul-Sep 2024.
🇹🇿 #5 Sumsub
Tanzania
Fraud typesMobile money fraud, SIM swap, identity fraud
SIM swap spreading from Kenya. Growing digital economy. Part of East Africa fraud corridor.
🇺🇬 #6 Sumsub
Uganda
Fraud typesMobile money fraud, SIM swap, investment scams
SIM swap growing. Part of East Africa cybercrime hub. Interpol Operation Serengeti arrests.
🇪🇹 Most targeted globally (2024)
Ethiopia
Fraud typesMalware victim, identity fraud, telecom fraud
#1 globally for malware detections in 2024 (Interpol). Rapid digitization without matching security.
🇷🇼 #8 Sumsub
Rwanda
Fraud typesInvestment fraud, social engineering, mobile fraud
45 arrests in Interpol's Operation Red Card; victims lost $305K+ in 2024 and $103K was recovered. Growing fintech sector.
🇿🇼 #21 Sumsub
Zimbabwe
Fraud typesIdentity fraud, mobile money fraud, Ponzi schemes
Economic instability drives fraud. Zimbabwe Gold currency scams. Limited enforcement capacity.
🇦🇴 Sumsub flagged
Angola
Fraud typesIdentity fraud, oil sector corruption, investment scams
Identity fraud up 300%+ (Sumsub). Isabel dos Santos: Angola froze her assets in Dec 2019 alleging $1.14B in state losses, which she denies. Luanda Leaks (ICIJ, 2020).
🇲🇿 Emerging
Mozambique
Fraud typesHidden debt scandal, investment fraud
$2B hidden debt scandal. Growing digital fraud. Limited cybersecurity capacity.