Australians are being taken for a ride, as scammers make off with millions of dollars. The number is actually billions, but what scams are happening, and what can you do?
It seems like there’s a report of a new scam every day, and as we settle into 2026 well and truly, the numbers have been added up to just how much Australians have lost in the last year: two billion.
That’s how much Australian have found missing from scammers, taking the money and running.
So what sort of scams are affecting Australians, and what can you do?
Pickr’s editor Leigh Stark joins 3AW Afternoons with Livinia Nixon to talk tech, and hopefully make sense of scams for anyone struggling.
