Stopping Cross-border Cybercrime: Protecting Citizens from Digital Scams and Fraud
This Act establishes a joint task force within the Department of Defense to investigate and disrupt transnational digital fraud schemes, including scam texts, emails, and phone calls that steal billions from Americans annually. The goal is to directly protect citizens, especially the elderly, from financial losses and identity theft. The task force will prioritize operations linked to foreign powers in the Indo-Pacific region that pose a threat to U.S. economic security and individual privacy.
Key points
Creation of an interagency joint task force (SCAM Act) led by U.S. Cyber Command to combat foreign-operated cybercrime and scam networks targeting U.S. citizens.
The task force will prioritize operations tied to the Chinese Communist Party in the Indo-Pacific, which utilize fraud farms and human trafficking.
The group must report policy recommendations, including the use of sanctions and defensive cyber actions, to protect citizens' data, financial assets, and the security of U.S. and allied military installations.
Development of a nationwide framework to disseminate scam-related information and protective guidance to disproportionately affected groups through public federal facilities (e.g., Post Offices, VA facilities).
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