Scams
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Investigation
'Bigger than the Wolf of Wall Street': How a shady network of brokers ran riot in Australia
Some of the operators in this industry have not just bet against their customers and won; they have rorted them out of cash on an industrial scale.
- by Sarah Danckert
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Opinion
How to avoid falling victim to COVID-19 scams
Unsuspecting consumers have been ripped off by more than $3.3 million since the outbreak of the pandemic.
- by Joel Gibson
'Don’t know why I sent more': Sally lost her entire savings to a love scam
More and more women are falling victim to dating scams that are leaving them traumatised and often destitute. Here, three women share their stories.
- by Johanna Leggatt
Arrests in Brisbane over $3m national cold call scam, with 150 victims
Queensland police allege the highest amount stolen from one victim was $600,000 and the oldest victim was 95 years old.
- by Toby Crockford
'That's my job': Scammers costing Australians millions a year
Scamwatch has received 24,000 reports of stolen personal information this year, a 55 per cent rise compared with the same time last year.
- by Julie Power and Hanna Mills Turbet
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'Swarm of killer bees': warning social media tools no match for trolls
More than two out of three adults have negative experiences online, often resulting in real harm.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Perth
Police raid property of Perth man caught out faking PhD, psychology degree
A Perth man who claims to have 10 years of experience as a psychologist despite being only 23 years old is the subject of a warning from Consumer Protection.
- by Kate Hedley
When even experts can't tell a scam from the real thing
Fraud costs Australians billions and the ACCC in a new report says that's just the tip of the iceberg.
- by Julie Power
What would Claudia Valentine do? The crime writer who was scammed
Life is chaotic when the acclaimed author is told that hackers are monitoring her. Can she summon up the bravery of her protagonist for a happy ending?
- by Marele Day
Fake investment scams fleece $5 million from WA victims
The victims responded to cold callers, emails and enticing advertisements on social media making false claims of low risk and high returns.
Super scams, fake puppies: COVID-19 isolation triggers jump in cybercrime
Cybercriminals exploit the struggling and lonely with new scams, and are targeting bank accounts in the pandemic like never before, the ACCC warns.
- by Tim Biggs