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Australians lost $2 billion to scams – and are still waiting for new anti-scam measures to take effect

Written by Mohiuddin Ahmed, Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University

Australians lost more than A$2 billion to scams in 2025, new figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show.

This was a 7.8% increase compared to 2024. And it’s in spite of the fact the federal government passed legislation in February 2025 enforcing strict anti-scam...

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