Latest News from Scamwatch

Published 14 Jul 2026 Summary Scammers are sending fake messages that say you bought something you didn’t buy and tells you to call a phone number to stop or reverse the payment.

Published 26 Jun 2026 Summary With tax time 2026 fast approaching, Scamwatch and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) are reminding Australians to be aware of communications claiming to be from the ATO or ‘myGov’.

Published 23 Jun 2026 Summary Following the successful money laundering prosecution of the director of Blue Star Exchange Pty Ltd, the National Anti-Scam Centre contacted around 1,500 victims via email today.

Published 12 Jun 2026 Summary Scammers are targeting people who use food delivery platforms, including restaurants, customers and delivery workers. They may pretend to be DoorDash, Uber Eats, a restaurant or a customer.

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