Search Sort by: DateRelevance Losses reported to Scamwatch exceed $211 million, phone scams exploding Scamwatch is urging people to be extra vigilant about scams after Australians reported a record $211 million in losses to scams so far this year, an 89 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, according to new data from Scamwatch. 27 Sep 2021 Scammers pretend to be the Australian Federal Police to target vulnerable people Police have received reports of scams involving fake Australian Federal Police (AFP) representatives targeting vulnerable members of the community. 15 Sep 2021 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 2 Identity theft 1 Phishing 2 Buying or selling 1 False billing 1 Online shopping scams 1 Other buying and selling scams 1 Threats & extortion 1 Threats to life, arrest or other 1 Date 2021 2 September 2021 2 27 September 2021 1 15 September 2021 1 News type Radar alerts 2 Subscribe
Losses reported to Scamwatch exceed $211 million, phone scams exploding Scamwatch is urging people to be extra vigilant about scams after Australians reported a record $211 million in losses to scams so far this year, an 89 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, according to new data from Scamwatch. 27 Sep 2021
Scammers pretend to be the Australian Federal Police to target vulnerable people Police have received reports of scams involving fake Australian Federal Police (AFP) representatives targeting vulnerable members of the community. 15 Sep 2021
