Almost $100 million has been stolen in 2026, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, despite fewer ...
Artificial intelligence has breathed new life into the notorious so-called ‘‘Hi Mum’’ scam, with fraudsters now using voice ...
The man claimed he was from the Westpac fraud prevention team and was calling over a purchase made on the New Zealand woman’s card in Mexico. The scammer maintained a cool and calm demeanour ...
The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) is warning people to be wary of calls supposedly coming from their bank, urging them to be on guard for fraudsters. The NASC said there had been a rise in bank ...
Vodafone senior customer security, fraud and scam governance manager Amelia Limbrick said the telco stopped more than 60 million scam text messages and 37 million scam calls in 2025 alone. “We use a ...
Beware of scam calls from numbers starting with '3' in Singapore; over $274,000 lost in impersonation schemes. Read more at ...
Westpac has released an audio recording of a real-life scam call to show customers what to look out for amid rising cases in the country. (Source: Getty) · Getty Images/iStockphoto Westpac has ...
From a South Florida attorney whose voice was cloned to a metro Atlanta couple who lost $800,000, AI scams are on the rise, ...
Scams and identity theft were big problems in Australia, long before the Optus data breach put many of us on alert. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), more than ...
Telcos will be forced to identify and block text message scams under new rules as the amount of money lost to these rackets hits a record high. Text and phone call scams have exploded during the ...
An increasing number of residents are being targeted by law enforcement scams, according to the DuPage County Sheriff's ...