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RegulationEuropean Commission — Digital Strategy20 October 2026

EU study lists steps online platforms can take to stop money scams

Why it matters

If you run an online platform serving EU users, expect regulators to measure your scam defences against this study's list of countermeasures.

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Which scam-prevention steps in the EU study do our platform's current fraud controls already cover, and which are missing?

What happened

A European Commission study under the catalogues common online money scams, the platform features fraudsters exploit, the harm to users and society, and steps platforms can take to block them. It notes these scams appear on all kinds of online services, including the largest platforms and search engines.

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Impact on Cybersecurity · Fintech & payments

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