Protect Your Generosity: How to Avoid Charity Scams This Festive Season As the giving season approaches, Australians are urged to remain vigilant against fake charity appeals that prey on generosity during the festive period. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has issued a timely warning about...
‘My brother will pick it up, what’s your PayID?’ You’ve done it. Reports Cassandra Cross. You’ve finally bought that new sofa you wanted so much. The old one is still perfectly good to sit on, so you jump online to try and get a little bit of...
Greed, desire, wishful thinking and naivety are lucrative markets for scam artists – and their age-old hustles are increasingly being supplemented by digital chicanery, reports Paul Haskell-Dowland. In 2021 Australians lost an estimated $2 billion to fraudsters, more than double that of 2020, according to the...
Fraudsters are ruthless and will use any means necessary to gain financial advantage, reports Cassandra Cross Earlier this year, as Australians were battling the devastating bushfires, fraudsters were tailoring their approaches to exploit the good intentions of citizens wanting to help victims. And come March and the...
