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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.
Criminals are calling people and pretending to be from a trusted organisation like a bank, IT company or phone company.
In May 2023, the government funded the ACCC to set up a new National Anti-Scam Centre.
The centre will bring together experts from government and the private sector to tackle harmful scams.
Scamwatch is warning people to be aware of uninvited offers of help to recover money for an up-front payment, following a spike in reports of money recovery scams.
The ACCC is urging consumers to be on the look out for dodgy deals as pre-holiday sales approach.
Scams Awareness Week 2021 takes place 8-12 November. This Scams Awareness Week we’re encouraging everyone to start a conversation about scams.
Since August 2021, many Australians have been getting scam text messages about tracking a delivery, missed calls or voicemails, along with a link to download some software. If you receive one of these messages, do not click or tap on the link.
Payment redirection scams were the most financially damaging scams for Australian businesses in 2020 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting Scams report.
Australians have already lost over $288,000 to vehicle scams in the first quarter of this year, more than all losses reported to Scamwatch in 2019, and scammers have now begun impersonating defence personnel to con their victims.
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.