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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has provided insight into the operations of cyber scam boiler rooms by collaborating with Philippine authorities in a repurposed scam facility that now trains law …

Two residents of New York City, Tyrone Rose, aged 20, and Shamara Simmons, 31, are facing serious charges for allegedly stealing and reselling over 900 tickets, primarily for Taylor Swift’s …

Online marketplaces provide a range of deals for savvy shoppers, but they are also a breeding ground for scams. Recently, there has been a notable increase in car-part scams, with …

Bronwyn Hibbs, a 53-year-old from Queensland, wishes she had ignored the Facebook ad that led her to a deceptive purchase. Living with type 1 diabetes for many years, she was …

National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued an urgent alert to its customers regarding a new scam involving fake pop-up SMS messages designed to deceive Australians into divulging financial information. These …

Online shopping offers great convenience but can also expose consumers to scams. A recent surge in fraudulent practices has been linked to social media ads promoting various online stores, including …

A concerning trend is emerging, where scammers are exploiting the vulnerability of grieving families, particularly through deceptive funeral livestreams on social media. Mark Bull, owner of Bull Family Funerals, has …

At 75, Loraine Carpenter from Brisbane expected a peaceful retirement, but financial hardship has led her to consider relocating overseas. Once financially stable, having sold her home and inherited $700,000, …

Kylee Dennis’s awareness of love scams came only after her mother became a victim. After being single for over two decades, her mother’s online correspondence with a man claiming to …

Samantha Azzopardi, a notorious conwoman in Melbourne, has decided to abandon her appeal against a two-year prison sentence. This decision follows a warning from Judge Fran Dalziel, who cautioned that …