Urgent warning issued to Aussies before Christmas to be vigilant about sensitive data because ‘scammers don’t take holidays’ – here’s how you can protect yourself
- Warning after Australians lost $526million to scams in the last 12 months
- Huge increase in amount Aussies lost to scammers in 2022 compared to 2021
- Scamwatch said the first protection is to always be on the lookout for scams
Australians are increasingly falling victim to scammers, with an eye-watering sum paid to cyber criminals this year.
Almost one in three Australians have been hit by a financial scam, RateCity.com.au research shows.
Twenty-nine per cent of 1000 people surveyed admitted they had been scammed through credit card hacks, identity theft and being tricked into handing over money.
In 2022 Australians have handed over $526.3 million to scammers, the ACCC said
