Search Sort by: DateRelevance 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 relea 7 Jun 2021 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 1 Buying or selling 1 Health & medical products 1 Dating & romance 1 Investments 1 Threats & extortion 1 Date 07 June 2021 1 June 2021 1 2021 1 News type Media releases 1 Subscribe
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 relea 7 Jun 2021