Webinar on “Online scams in the era of COVID 19 and ways to deal with them”

At the webinar organised by the National Transparency Authority on the occasion of the Safer Internet Day on "Online scams in the era of covid-19 and ways to deal with them", more than 280 professionals from public and private institutions had the opportunity to learn about the forms of online fraud and to hear practical ways to prevent and protect against them. According to the data presented, the increase in online fraud in the midst of a pandemic is striking, with consumers appearing poorly informed about how to protect themselves and where to report it.

Panel:

• Governor of the National Transparency Authority, Mr. Angelos Binis
• Head of the Directorate of Cybercrime Investigation/ Headquarters of the National Police, Mr. Vassilis Papakostas
• DG Trade & Consumer Protection, Gen. General Directorate of the Ministry of Consumer Protection, General Directorate of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, General Directorate of the Ministry of Consumer Protection, Mr. Panagiotis Stamboulidis
• Data Management, Statistical Processing & Supervision of E-Commerce Interagency Market Control Unit (IMEA), Dr Spyridon Peristeris
• Hellenic Electronic Commerce Association (GR.ECA.), President Dr. Katerina Fraidaki
• Director Mr. Stelios Petridis and Member of the Board Mr. Alexandros Leousis
• Skroutz S.A., Co-Founder Mr. George Avgoustidis
• Piraeus Bank Group, Senior Director - Group Chief Information Security Officer, Mr. Christos Topakas