Shopping scams and identity theft are the most common types of scams committed in the UAE, followed by investment rackets in third place, a new study has found.

On average, 1.77 scams are reported per victim, indicating that scam victims are likely to be retargeted. Despite this, only 30 per cent of the UAE population reports scams to law enforcement, key findings of the study by the UAE Government’s Cybersecurity Council and TRENDS Research & Advisory, have revealed.