As cyber-criminals and scammers bombard Aussies during Covid-19 lockdown, spam callers have turned to an infuriating new tactic to harass people on their mobile phones. In recent months, hundreds of ...

Scammers are getting smarter, and so are their tricks. From fake delivery alerts to impersonated government agencies, phone scams are more convincing (and more frequent) than ever before. Whether it’s ...

But experts say there is an easy solution to fix the phone “port-out” fraud, in which scammers steal a victim’s personal information and use it to switch their mobile number to another phone company.

According to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission data, Australians reported more than 57,000 scams during the first two months of 2023, costing them a whopping $97m. Phone call, SMS and ...

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...

Your phone can be a connection to the outside world that helps you stay in touch with family and friends. But it can also be a means for scammers to get between you and your money through tricks and ...

Sydney man Paul Trefry said his “stomach dropped” when he realised he had been duped in a sophisticated phone scam last month. The 56-year-old sculptor explained that he had received a concerning text ...

SINGAPORE — If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer asking for your personal details and money transfers, the best thing to do is ...