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To thwart government imposters, the IRS is working on a system that would allow taxpayers to check if the agency is trying to contact them.
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In April 2019, we received a phone call from a lady who lived in an apartment in Brunswick, in Melbourne’s inner-north.
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Social media is full of financial influencers — or “finfluencers” — dispensing advice. How credible would you rate their recommendations?
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Imitation websites can look exactly like the homepages of shoppers’ favourite brands, and more Australians are falling victim to them.
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Have I Been Pwned allows you to search across multiple data breaches to see if your email address or phone number has been compromised.
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Last year, Australians lost $2.74 billion to scams, with a 150% increase in losses to job scams, in particular. Here’s what you need to know about these insidious tactics.
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The number of scams reported by Australians has hit a new record high, even though the amount lost has declined.
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Protect whats yours - Register, Report Stolen, Search and Recover stolen and lost property using Australia's ultimate free property register brought to you by VAULT Protected
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American journalist Deborah Vankin can still recall sitting down one day to read her own obituary. Her search to uncover who was behind it, unearthed a cottage industry of spammy websites run by 'obit pirates'.
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Counterfeit doses and unlicensed providers are harming patients, experts said.
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Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users.
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A retired South Island cop and a Northland pensioner lost at least $300,000 in a large-scale fraud linked to a young Auckland mother whose bank
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While for some, gambling might be a source of entertainment, for others, it can lead to significant harms.
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Scammers on Facebook and Instagram are using a fake, AI-generated Dr Karl to sell health pills to Australians. When users reported the ads to Meta, the company initially said there was nothing wrong with them.
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The long-time host was suspicious. He’d already rejected the woman as she did not have a long accommodation history – but he trusted Airbnb, so he said yes.
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It’s in this unremarkable scene that you’ll find the entrance to the location that has earned the unfortunate title of Melbourne’s lowest star rating on Google reviews.
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The Australian billionaire’s criminal case against Meta in WA was discontinued on Friday by the commonwealth prosecutor
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Hundreds of local investors are chasing their investments in two separate schemes, including one run by a man who says he’s a former NASA scientist.
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Sextortion scammers are using frighteningly simple tricks to target Australian children. The tech giants have “blood on their hands”, the family of one victim claims.
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In recent years, the financial world has been swept up in an acronym frenzy. From the latest ‘Magnificent 7’, comprising powerhouses including Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla, Amazon, and Nvidia, to variations like FAANG (the ‘N’ represents Netflix), MAGMA, and MAMAA, these acronyms represent market darlings in moments of time. Even in Australia, we’ve had […]
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Andrew Ryder's rainy-day bank account was drained in just one day. It happened via phone porting and SIM-swap fraud, but the veteran has no idea how scammers had his data in the first place.
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More Australians are getting "trapped" in a subscription service for everything from streamers to pet food and clothing. Here's why.
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Peter Correy was tricked into sending $450,000 to an Australian oil company. A financial crime expert warns criminals are exploiting weaknesses in Australia's regulatory system to get away with laundering.
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Groups spring up on social media, claiming to hold secret knowledge the Australian government is holding back from regular citizens: the Australian Taxation Office "isn't real".
Advice from FaceBook? It must be correct!
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NSW Police says the two men will be "dealt with locally" in the African country, where authorities have the power to prosecute for Australian-based offences.
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You've probably noticed scammers love sending text messages. Text messages were used to steal $26.9 million from Australians last year. So what are phone companies doing about it?
