Campaign resources for Scams Awareness Week 2025, which runs from Monday 25 to Friday 29 August.

Real scam victims have shared their experiences to help warn others about scams. In these stories we ask you to find the signs that it was a scam, and consider how similar scams could be avoided.

Scammers are creating lifelike impersonations (or 'deepfakes') of celebrities and public figures, who appear to be promoting 'quantum' or 'AI' online trading platforms. The people involved have not ...

Business email compromise scams caused the highest losses across all scam types in 2019 costing businesses $132 million, according to the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report.

This report provides insight into the scams targeting Australians in 2024 and highlights the impact of combined efforts by government, law enforcement, community sector and industry to combat these ...

Scamwatch is warning Optus customers to be on the look out for scams and take steps to secure their personal information following a cyber-attack.

Background Scammers are using fake job ads to attract job seekers looking for extra income. Of all scam types, jobs and employment scams grew the fastest in 2023, costing Australians $24.7 million.

Police have received reports of scams involving fake Australian Federal Police (AFP) representatives targeting vulnerable members of the community. Some scammers are falsely identifying themselves as ...

Whaling or spear phishing scams target businesses or organisations in an attempt to get confidential information for fraudulent purposes.

Scammers have been impersonating phone numbers belonging to the ACCC in an attempt to steal personal information.

Scammers pretending to be real businesses are sending fake invoices to customers, with scam bank account details. These may seem to come from a business you expect an invoice from - but scammers have ...

Scammers are targeting people looking online for love and friendship to trick them into fake investment and cryptocurrency schemes.