Scams
Analysis
Payments
New digital ID methods could help stem scam losses
Industry bodies are hoping the introduction of new digital identification methods will stem the amount of money lost to scams.
- by John Collett
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I have a landline phone and I know exactly what that says about me
It rarely rings, but the fact of its existence is a dead giveaway.
- by Richard Glover
Australian luxury mega store hit by more counterfeit claims
Luxury mega store Cosette seemingly shut up shop after A Current Affair reported allegations some customers' bags were found to be fake.
NAB scraps text message links in scam crackdown
Scams cost Australians $3 billion last year and one-third were delivered to victims by text message. National Australia Bank will announce it will stop the use of links in unexpected texts to customers.
- by Millie Muroi
Analysis
Analysis
How to protect your kids against online financial scams
Kids have access to both a vast online world and prepaid Visa cards. It’s a combination that could be costly if you’re a parent – but lucrative if you’re a cybercriminal.
- by Michelle Bowes
Scam hit squad to target fraudsters stealing millions
A “fusion cell” will be co-ordinated by a new National Anti-Scam Centre to identify ways of disrupting investment rorts and minimising losses.
- by Poppy Johnston
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Crime
Bodies of eight call centre workers found in bags after they tried to quit their jobs
The workers were reported missing in late May and were all employed by a call centre operated by a violent drug cartel that targeted Americans in a real estate scam.
- by Mark Stevenson