THERE has been an alarming rise in Aussies being targeted by hackers impersonating Telstra, NBN and Microsoft who drain their bank account. Here’s how to spot the scam. They use scare tactics to trick ...

In previous years scammers had found calling Australians on their phone the most lucrative, but so far this year, they have scammed the most money from making contact with individuals via social media ...

The Australian Taxation Office has sounded the alarm on a crafty phone scam catching out taxpayers across the country, with experts warning such scams are increasingly effective due to the tax ...

Scams aren't always "hit-and-run" incidents, with fraudsters now spending long periods of time communicating with their victims. A 2024 report shows that investment scams are the biggest concern, ...

Imagine receiving a call from your mother. Her name appears on the screen, the phone number matches the one saved in your contacts, and the voice sounds exactly like hers. She tells you there is an ...

The scammer takes the confused and concerned consumer through the details of the purchase and says that to cancel the purchase they’ll need credit card details. What the scammer doesn’t know is that ...

Investment scams make up over two-thirds of reported losses from all scam types combined so far in 2022. The scam has seen a monstrous spike this year, costing victims more than $242 million – a ...