Last year, Australians lost more than $2 billion to scams according to the consumer and competition watchdog’s 12th annual Targeting scams report, with the threat of cryptocurrency investment scams and through social media platforms surging. In 2021, Australians reported almost $1.8 billion in scam losses to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch, the…

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