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Renewed call to look out for scams

January 21, 2025 7:08 am in by

Scams are everywhere, targeting people from all walks of life and costing Australians billions of dollars each year.

Whether it’s fake emails, unexpected phone calls or online schemes, scammers always find new ways to gain your trust and steal your money or personal information.

But authorities say 3 small steps can help keep us all safe from scammers:

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STOP – Scammers will pretend to be from organisations you know and trust like businesses, the police, your bank or government services.

They will offer to help you or ask you to verify your identity with them.

CHECK – Never click a link in a message. Only contact businesses or government using contact information that you find yourself from their official website or app.

If you’re not sure, say ‘no’, hang up or delete.

PROTECT – Contact your bank if you notice unusual activity or if a scammer gets your money or information.

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Seek help and report the scam to Scamwatch.

When you report scams, you help authorities stop the scam and warn others.

If you are the victim of a cybercrime, report the incident or vulnerability to https://www.cyber.gov.au/report-and-recover

More details at https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/

Image: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ai-generated-scam-fraud-text-8587534/

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