Unfortunately, there’s no cure for scammers – but you can build immunity against them.
Financial exploitation takes many forms, and it often comes from people within an older person’s social circle.
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A data breach has affected the digital prescription company MediSecure. While investigations continue, cyber criminals will likely use this event for new scam campaigns.
Last year, Australians lost $2.74 billion to scams, with a 150% increase in losses to job scams, in particular. Here’s what you need to know about these insidious tactics.
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The UK is about to force banks to reimburse payments made “because of deception by fraudsters”. Australia’s government isn’t keen.
Given the current state of the economy and governmental policy, it’s unsurprising that so many are lured by the appeal of passive income.
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With so much advice available, how are we still getting scammed? It’s because cybercriminals use sophisticated psychological techniques to trick us and wear us down.
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Australian fans who didn’t manage to snag Eras tickets are on the hunt – and scammers are capitalising on this. Here’s everything you need to know to protect yourself.
Fraud can happen to anyone.
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All you wanted was to sell your sofa online. So why are so many ‘buyers’ suddenly insisting on using your PayID?
The government, banks and other financial organisations are now dealing with fraud by using increasingly sophisticated detection methods.
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Artificial intelligence is escalating the battle between spam senders and spam blockers. Recent advances could mean more convincing pitches to get you to click, buy and give up personal information.