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3AW Afternoons: Social scams

A recent report revealed almost 100,000 scams were found across Meta’s social services, often leading to financial loss. What can people do? Pickr joins 3AW to talk just that.

Scammers are doing everything they can to relieve you of money, and with Australians losing hundreds of millions to scams every year, staying aware and educated is one of the best things anyone can do.

You can find scams anywhere, too. Not just in your SMS and email, but also on social networks, particularly as scammers place ads on the likes of Facebook and Instagram, with Meta making money in the process.

What’s going on and what can people do? Pickr’s editor Leigh Stark joins 3AW’s Tony Moclair to talk social engineering and scams. Hear it below.

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