Employees of Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s Office attend Global Summit in Vienna
Baku, March 19, AZERTAC
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and INTERPOL jointly hosted the Global Fraud Summit 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
The inaugural Global Fraud Summit served as one of the largest international platforms for combating fraud, bringing together participants from more than 100 jurisdictions, including government institutions, law enforcement agencies, international organizations, financial and technology companies, and civil society representatives.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan was represented at the summit by Vugar Mammadzade, Deputy Head of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department under the Prosecutor General, and Orkhan Shirinli, Prosecutor in the International Legal Cooperation Department.
During the two-day discussions, participants addressed complex financial crimes, large-scale fraud, cyber scams, money laundering, and the movement of illicit funds into cryptocurrency, underscoring the serious threats posed by these activities.
The summit highlighted the growing complexity of fraud involving AI, deepfakes, digital manipulation, and social engineering, while sharing strategies to combat these challenges. Emphasis was placed on the importance of international cooperation in tackling transnational financial crimes, the success of joint operations, and the need for national anti-scam centers, rapid legal assistance, digital evidence collection, and real-time information sharing.
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