The fraudulent texts come from the official AusPost ID and will appear under other legitimate messages. Here’s how to tell ...

While the number of reported fraud cases is down, Australians lost 28% more money to online scams in the first four months of the year, compared to the same period in 2024. See Also: Small Business.

Australia’s Scam Prevention Framework aims to protect consumers by holding tech, banking, and telecom sectors accountable, with fines up to $50 million. Introduced by the Australian government in ...

Scam centre survivors say they are hurt by games that serialise scam compound experiences online, but one creator says he hopes people find the game "fun". A mother who faked her six-year-old son's ...

In response to growing concerns regarding the financial and emotional burden of scams on the community, the Australian government has developed the Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 (the Bill).

The use of AI by cybercriminals has soared during 2025, with millions of scam-related domains detected during the March to ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Meta said it has taken down some 8,000 so-called "celeb bait" scam ads from Facebook and Instagram as part of a new effort with Australian banks to curb the practice. The scams use ...

The Development: On 13 February 2025, the Australian Federal Parliament passed the Scams Prevention Bill 2025 (Cth) ("Bill"), the first of its kind worldwide. The Context: The Bill comes after the ...

The message looks almost identical to official messages from courier companies - here’s what you need to watch out for.

Australian authorities have intensified efforts to combat crypto scammers impersonating Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. The Australian Federal Police (AFP), ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Australian and Philippine authorities took steps on Valentine’s Day to help would-be victims avoid hurting their “hearts and bank accounts” in online love scams. The ...