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ACCC calls for united front as scammers steal over $3bn from Australians

…News The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams … to support the community in the fight against scams. This is an 80 per cent increase on total losses recorded in 2021. The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed Australians lost a record $3.1 billion … Scamwatch received 239,237 scam reports last year, a 16.5 per cent drop on the number of reports…

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