The scams Australians don’t see coming until it’s too late – and five ways to avoid them

As AI helps cybercriminals supercharge their attacks, these simple steps will prevent you from becoming their next victim.
Couriermail

Huge update coming to millions of Aussies in scam crisis

One major telco is introducing a new feature for phones to help millions of Aussies to avoid being caught in the scam crisis. Telecommunications company Telstra will give their phone-users greater ...
The Sydney Morning Herald

Telcos take action as text, phone call scams hit record high

Telcos will be forced to identify and block text message scams under new rules as the amount of money lost to these rackets hits a record high. Text and phone call scams have exploded during the ...
AOL

21 Phone Scams to Watch Out for — and How to Avoid Them

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...
IT News For Australia Business

Warning: Five phone scams to avoid

Fraudsters posing as Microsoft technicians are among the five most concerning telephone scams listed by competition and telecommunications regulators today in an attempt to warn users to be more ...
The Courier-Mail

Phone scams are robbing Aussies of $30 million a year, even though technology could stop them

Those annoying telephone scams are costing Australians $30 million a year, as telcos aren’t using technology that is stopping them overseas. And, in a frustrating revelation, Australians are ...
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5 phone scams Google’s new fraud advisory says are spreading the fastest

Phone scams driven by artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency payment channels cost Americans billions of dollars in 2024, and federal enforcement data released in early 2025 shows the problem ...
SBS

Beware of Phone Scams

Have you ever received a phone call claiming that you have a virus in your computer and they wish to help you fix the problem and request your personal details? Beware! Never give out your personal ...
The Daily Telegraph

Fraud expert warns AI is ‘new weapon’ fuelling notorious ‘Hi Mum’ scam

The scam, which has cost Australians millions of dollars over the past decade, traditionally relied on text messages from criminals posing as a child or family member in urgent need of money. But ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ACCC warns phone users to be aware of evolving Flubot scams

A text message scam that contacts thousands of Australians a day has evolved to entice phone users to install software security — to protect against its own malicious malware. A text message scam ...

Monroe County Clerk Osment warns: Watch out for jury duty phone scams

Monroe County Clerk Annamarie Osment is warning residents about jury duty phone scams. In an Oct. 9 news release, Osment ...