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National Anti-Scam Centre warns 300 Australians of data exposure

The phone numbers, names and addresses of around 300 Australians were contained in documents seized during the raid of a Cambodian scam centre.
11 Feb 2026

Scam alert: Qantas impersonation scam

Scammers are impersonating Qantas in emails and text messages to steal your personal information and money.
9 Feb 2026

Criminals exploit online relationships and inflict heartache

Quarterly scamwatch statistics show an increase in romance scam reports and money stolen across 2025.
5 Feb 2026

Scam alert: Festive season scams

Scamwatch expects criminals to try to make the most of on the holiday season through shopping and delivery scams, scratchie and prize scams, and travel and gambling scams.
19 Dec 2025

Scam alert: Police and digital currency exchange impersonation scam

Criminals are impersonating Australian Federal Police and other police officers and creating fake ReportCyber reports using people's names and emails.
10 Dec 2025

Scam alert: social media minimum age scams

The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning consumers about potential scams exploiting the new social media age restrictions.
3 Dec 2025
Phone scams

Scam alert: ACCC phone numbers spoofed by scammers

Scammers have been impersonating phone numbers belonging to the ACCC in an attempt to steal personal information.
23 Jun 2025

Fusion cell disrupts scam job networks targeting Australians

The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) has just published the final report of the job scam fusion cell, highlighting the combined efforts of government, law enforcement, academics, and the private sector in tackling the rise in job and employment scams.
30 May 2025

Australians better protected as reported scam losses fell by almost 26 per cent

The National Anti-Scam Centre’s latest Targeting Scams Report found scam losses reported to key organisations fell by 25.9 per cent to $2 billion in 2024, showing the efforts by government, industry, law enforcement and community organisations are reducing the financial impact of scams on Australians.
11 Mar 2025
Website scams

Scam alert: Investment bonds scam

Criminals are impersonating real businesses and offering fake sustainability investment bonds. They claim these bonds offer high returns and are protected by the government.
11 Feb 2025

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