23 September 2021
Last year, Australians lost a total of $851 million to scams.
Each year, scammers find new ways to target Australians to steal their money, information and even their identity.
Join two of Australia’s most prominent cybercrime authorities to hear about the types of scams that are on the rise and how to reclaim your identity, should it be stolen.
Latest news
E&OERadio InterviewFiveAA Adelaide with Graeme Goodings14 November 2025. Topics: Black Fridays shopping Scams; Meta and scams ads; Bank account access Graeme Goodings (Host): We’ve got to be aware of scammers every single day, and they’re getting cleverer and smarter all the time, and people continue to fall for their traps. We need to be ever vigilant. With… Read more »
Shoppers are being urged to stay alert to the risk of scammers as Black Friday sales kick-off, after almost $40 million was lost to buying and selling scams over the past year. The ABA is reminding shoppers to be on the lookout for: ABA CEO Simon Birmingham urged shoppers to remain vigilant as scammers are… Read more »
E&OERadio InterviewABC Melbourne with Ali MooreThursday, 30 October 2025. Topics: Crypto ATMs; scams; cash access. Ali Moore (Host): So now there are calls to ban the ATMs to try and end the scams. Simon Birmingham is the CEO of the Australian Banking Association. Simon, hello, Simon Birmingham (Guest): Hello Ali, great to be with you… Read more »