Scam 'govt' callers steal $1.3m from unwary victims in six months

Andrew Marshall
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:22am, first published July 22 2020 - 5:00pm
Fraudulent 'govt' phone calls, emails, texts collect $1.3m
Fraudulent 'govt' phone calls, emails, texts collect $1.3m

Scam callers and messages impersonating government officials have stolen more than $1.26 million from unwary recipients in the past six months according to figures reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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