Search Sort by: DateRelevance Culturally and linguistically diverse community lose $22 million to scams in 2020, reports from Indigenous Australians up by 25 per cent Last year scammers stole close to $34 million collectively from people who identified as culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability, and Indigenous Australians. 10 Jun 2021 Romance baiting scams on the rise Australians reported a record-breaking $37 million lost to Scamwatch last year for dating and romance scams. 12 Feb 2021 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 6 Buying or selling 5 Dating & romance 2 Investments 3 Threats & extortion 4 Other scams 2 Date June 2021 1 February 2021 1 2021 2 News type Media releases 3 Radar alerts 2 Subscribe
Culturally and linguistically diverse community lose $22 million to scams in 2020, reports from Indigenous Australians up by 25 per cent Last year scammers stole close to $34 million collectively from people who identified as culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability, and Indigenous Australians. 10 Jun 2021
Romance baiting scams on the rise Australians reported a record-breaking $37 million lost to Scamwatch last year for dating and romance scams. 12 Feb 2021
