Search (required) Sort by: (required) RelevanceDate 1 result, showing 1 to 1 Scammers capitalise on pandemic as Australians lose record $851 million to scams 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. Subscribe for email alerts on the latest scams. Subscribe to email alerts Scam category Dating & romance Buying or selling Health & medical products Investments Investment scams Attempts to gain your personal information Phishing Threats & extortion Threats to life, arrest or other Date 2021 June 2021 07 June 2021 News type Media releases
Scammers capitalise on pandemic as Australians lose record $851 million to scams 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.