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Published 19 Dec 2025 Summary Scamwatch expects criminals to try to make the most of on the holiday season through shopping and delivery scams, scratchie and prize scams, and travel and gambling scams.

Published 10 Dec 2025 Summary Criminals are impersonating Australian Federal Police and other police officers and creating fake ReportCyber reports using people’s names and emails. Scammers are using these fake reports to deceive victims into sending them funds from their cryptocurrency accounts or to share seed phrases.

Published 3 Dec 2025 Summary The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning consumers about potential scams exploiting the new social media age restrictions.

Published 23 Jun 2025 Summary Scammers have been impersonating phone numbers belonging to the ACCC in an attempt to steal personal information.

Published 30 May 2025 Summary The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) has just published the final report of the job scam fusion cell, highlighting the combined efforts of government, law enforcement, academics, and the private sector in tackling the rise in job and employment scams.

Published 11 Mar 2025 Summary The National Anti-Scam Centre’s latest Targeting Scams Report found scam losses reported to key organisations fell by 25.9 per cent to $2 billion in 2024, showing the efforts by government, industry, law enforcement and community organisations are reducing the financial impact of scams on Australians.

Published 11 Feb 2025 Summary Criminals are impersonating real businesses and offering fake sustainability investment bonds. They claim these bonds offer high returns and are protected by the government.

Published 9 Dec 2024 Summary Scammers routinely take over or set up fake profiles on social media, messaging platforms and apps. Be aware of scammers using social media to contact you to steal personal and financial details.

Published 4 Dec 2024 Summary Scammers are targeting online shoppers during the festive season, especially with Christmas shopping and Boxing Day sales. Criminals create fake websites to look like well-known brands. They pretend to sell products at unusually low prices and may write fake reviews to make the website look legitimate.

Published 20 Nov 2024 Summary Criminals are calling people and pretending to be from a trusted organisation like a bank, IT company or phone company. They will say your bank accounts or computers aren’t secure, ask for your PIN and tell you to leave your bank card in your letterbox so it can be cancelled and replaced.