Who can be scammed
Anyone can fall victim to a scam. Scammers target people of any gender or age, and it doesn’t matter how much money you have. It’s important to stay up to date with the types of scams.
How to spot scams and fraud
Identity theft
If someone gets your personal information, they can use it to pretend to be you. They could get credit in your name, access your funds and even open bank accounts, all without your authorisation.
Examples of how people can get your personal information:
- Pretending to be from a trusted organisation like your bank, a government agency or the Police
- Stealing your mail
- Going through your rubbish or recycling to find documents
- Phishing scams, such as emails or text messages that trick you into sharing personal or bank details
- Copying your social media account to make a fake profile and contacting your friends list
- A data breach at an organisation, or someone saying there’s been a data breach as an attempt to gain your personal information.
Banking fraud and scams
Email, phone and text scams
Own or run a business?
Scammers may make it look like messages come from your business. Phishing or smishing tries to trick you or your customers into sharing personal information or login details. It’s important to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) and keep your software and devices updated to help protect against attacks.
How to avoid this scam:
- Do not click links in unexpected emails or texts
- Delete the message
- If you clicked the link and realise it’s a scam, change your passwords immediately
- Notify your bank
- Switch on two-factor authentication.
How to spot a phone scam
How to spot a phishing scam
Too good to be true scams
Relationship scams
Protect your money from investment scams
How to spot a romance scam
Information and education resources
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