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Scammers capitalise on pandemic as Australians lose record $851 million to scams

…Scammers capitalise on pandemic as Australians lose record $851 million to scams … News Australians lost over $851 million to scams in 2020, a record amount, as scammers took advantage of the pandemic to con unsuspecting people, according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting Scams report released today. Australians lost over $851 million to scams in 2020, a record amount, as scammers took … The 2020 Targeting Scams report includes data from Scamwatch, ReportCyber, other government agencies, and 10 banks and financial intermediaries.  Highest scam losses reported to banks and government…
7 Jun 2021

Culturally and linguistically diverse community lose $22 million to scams in 2020, reports from Indigenous Australians up by 25 per cent

…Culturally and linguistically diverse community lose $22 million to scams in 2020, reports from Indigenous Australians up by 25 per cent … Targeting Scams report released earlier this week shows losses to the CALD community represented a 60 per … to scams affecting culturally and linguistically diverse communities,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said…
10 Jun 2021
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