Scams in Australia

Use Australia-specific reporting and recovery routes if you have received a suspicious contact, lost money or shared personal information.

Act quickly after money loss or account exposure

Contact your bank, card provider, credit union or payment provider immediately through a number from its official app, card, statement or website. Ask what steps may be available to stop, recall or secure a transaction. Do not use contact details supplied in the suspicious message. If there is immediate danger, call 000.

Report through official channels

The National Anti-Scam Centre’s Scamwatch is Australia’s central consumer scam-reporting route. For cybercrime, financial loss or identity theft, use the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s ReportCyber. Keep messages, screenshots, URLs, receipts, account details and a timeline.

Common Australian patterns

Be especially cautious of fake ATO, Services Australia, Home Affairs, AFP or bank communications; invoice bank-detail changes; remote-access requests; romance and investment/crypto pressure; and payment requests by gift card or cryptocurrency. Contact the claimed organisation through a fresh official channel.

Protect identity and accounts

Change compromised or reused passwords, enable multi-factor authentication and consider support from IDCARE if identity information is at risk. ScamExposed does not file reports or recover funds.