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Losses to online shopping scams have increased 42 per cent this year, and Scamwatch is warning Australians to be careful when buying gifts this holiday season.

Scamwatch has received over 5050 scam reports mentioning the coronavirus with over $6 126 000 in reported losses since the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

Australians have lost over $8.8 million to threat based scams so far this year, and young people are reporting the highest losses.

Australians have lost over $300,000 to rental and accommodation scams this year, an increase of 76 per cent compared to the same time last year.