Latest News from Scamwatch

Published 20 May 2026 Summary Spike in reports of scammers impersonating recruiters for companies like Amazon and Youtube.

Published 19 May 2026 Summary Scammers are promoting fake crypto asset trading platforms to people who have joined ‘share trading’ or ‘stock tips’ messaging app groups.

Published 13 Apr 2026 Summary Scamwatch is running a campaign to help people spot the signs of a relationship scam.

Published 7 Apr 2026 Summary This scam alert is a joint alert from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the National Anti-Scam Centre’s Scamwatch warning consumers of mobile fraud.

Published 19 Mar 2026 Summary Scammers are setting up fraudulent websites offering personal loans.

Published 6 Mar 2026 Summary National Anti-Scam Centre taskforce report highlights value of joint effort to tackle romance scams

Published 11 Feb 2026 Summary The phone numbers, names and addresses of around 300 Australians were contained in documents seized during the raid of a Cambodian scam centre.

Published 9 Feb 2026 Summary Scammers are impersonating Qantas in emails and text messages to steal your personal information and money.

Published 5 Feb 2026 Summary Quarterly scamwatch statistics show an increase in romance scam reports and money stolen across 2025.

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.