On Sept. 10 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, an International Alliance to Combat Telecom Network Fraud was formally launched. Delegations from 46 founding countries, 34 observer countries and four international organizations, including the United Nations and Interpol, attended and issued a joint declaration. The declaration says participants recognise telecom network fraud as a global scourge and have agreed to jointly establish an intergovernmental organisation grounded in international

On Sept. 10 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, an International Alliance to Combat Telecom Network Fraud was formally launched. Delegations from 46 founding countries, 34 observer countries and four international organizations, including the United Nations and Interpol, attended and issued a joint declaration. The declaration says participants recognise telecom network fraud as a global scourge and have agreed to jointly establish an intergovernmental organisation grounded in international conventions to provide a more focused, professional, efficient and operational mechanism for combating telecom network fraud and related crimes and for protecting the safety and legal rights of citizens, legal persons and other organisations.