Scam
Fake celebrity endorsements is scammers' latest deception
Investment scams cost Australians more than dating scams as incidences of fake celebrity endorsements increases by four times since the start of this year.
- by John Collett
Latest
Telecommunications
Nearly half of US mobile phone calls will be scams by 2019: report
Nearly half of all mobile phone calls next year in the US will come from scammers, according to a company that provides call blocking technology.
- by Hamza Shaban
Exclusive
Apps
CBA and ANZ caught in fake banking apps scam
Thousands of banking customers have been caught in a fake banking app scam, prompting questions about Google Play’s app authentication process.
- by Nina Hendy
Accounting
Porsche, Range Rover and houses: How Nissan-driving Tim got caught in scam
Scores of people, including locksmith Tim Batchelor, were secretly made company directors by a group of alleged fraudsters who stole their identity.
- by Sarah Danckert
Opinion
Opinion
Scammers pretend they're from Telstra, ATO, Centrelink, to steal money
Remote access scams are on the rise with more than 8000 reports recorded in 2018 so far, and losses of $4.4 million.
- by Nassim Khadem
Romance scammers prey on Words With Friends players
The scammers often pose as lonely and sad widowed men based on oil rigs or working for the United Nations in places such as Afghanistan or Syria.
- by Julie Power
Crime
Why WA households are urged to throw away a 'winning' $200,000 scratchie
If a travel brochure popped up in your mailbox in recent weeks and you're about to head off to spend your $200,000 scratchie win, think again.
- by staff writers
WA Facebook users urged to watch for fake friends in profile-duping scam
“Do not reply or follow any links in the messages, just hit delete and block the sender — there are no real Facebook lotteries or beneficiary lists.”
- by staff writers
'Don't fall for their threats': Warning over scam targeting WA Chinese community
Callers claim to be from the Chinese embassy or consulate, and say they are checking visas, or investigating fraudulent documents or money laundering.
- by staff writers
City life
Women claim to rid objects of 'angered spirits' in bizarre Perth CBD scam
The scammer claimed a family member was in desperate need for medical help from a "healer", and they required Eastern medicine in order to get better.
- by Hannah Barry
Identity of 'American' conman revealed as Victorian forklift driver
Fairfax Media can reveal Brett Turton used the alias "Brad Collins" in order to scam women in Mandurah and Perth over the past year.
- by Carla Hildebrandt