It has become dangerously easy to fleece Australians of their hard-earned. Last year,301,000 of us reported a scam.
Some Swifties are scrambling after being told their Airbnb bookings have been cancelled,only to find the properties re-listed at a much higher price.
The Tax Office has revealed some of its staff have lost their jobs or face criminal action over their suspected role in a GST scam that spread across TikTok.
With financial losses from scams mounting,should banks be doing even more? Consumer advocates think so.
Looking back,there was one hard-to-spot clue that the whole thing was a sham. But it wasn’t picked up until it was too late – and the $284,000 was already stolen.
Everybody on the call apart from the victim was a fake representation of a real person,including the boss,police said.
I was recently stung for $800 by a fraudster from Victoria on social media due to rookie errors and the unfortunate habit of trusting people.
Frustrated Australians reported a record number of scams to the consumer watchdog last year,but less money was lost.
Billionaire Andrew Forrest has lambasted social media giant Meta after being featured in a new deepfake video spruiking a get-rich-quick scheme.
Once a haven for handmade and vintage goods,the online marketplace has become plagued by counterfeit and mass-produced items.
Single women in Melbourne have been warned of a scammer who has fleeced more than $8.7 million from wannabe property investors.