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Belle Gibson built a ‘wellness’ empire on a lie about cancer. Scammers often use psychology and widely-held beliefs to exploit vulnerable people.
Digital immersion has many benefits – and plenty of pitfalls, too.
There’s a push for reforms to make banks more responsible for detecting, deterring and responding to scams, rather than just asking consumers to be ‘more careful’.
Visually appealing and cheap to produce, AI-generated images allow scammers and spammers to post high volumes of engaging content − and Facebook’s algorithm may be promoting these posts.
Australian fans who didn’t manage to snag Eras tickets are on the hunt – and scammers are capitalising on this. Here’s everything you need to know to protect yourself.
Cyber-scams tend to ramp up at this time of year, with criminals and scammers eager to exploit people’s generosity and excitement.
Fraud was up 25% in the UK in 2021/22.
The UK tried a voluntary code before making banks accountable for scam losses. Australia can learn from that lesson.
Powerful AI tools available to anyone with an internet connection make it easy to impersonate someone’s voice, increasing the threat of phone scams.
As criminals become more indiscriminate, anyone can fall for a scam – even you. But there are ways to stay vigilant and seek help.
By casting spells and creating online persona to fool their victims, the Ivorian figure of the “brouteur” reveals the connections between the occult and virtual dimensions.
Older Americans are often taught to be fearful of hackers and scammers in their midst while also being told to investigate potential threats. Better advice is to not engage.
Organized crime gangs in Southeast Asia use psychological profiling, elaborate scripts and algorithms to produce sophisticated scams. Using dating apps, they target vulnerable people looking for love.
“It can’t happen to me”: why we think we’re immune to con artist scams, how they go about swindling regular people - and why we love shows about them.
Although it’s estimated illicit activity amounts to less than 1% of all cryptocurrency transactions, figures of losses are still staggering – and on the rise.
As winter draws in, Australians don’t just have to prepare for tax time — they must also be on the watch for scams.
Here’s how you can avoid a COVID-19 vaccine scam.
The plague of unsolicited automated phone calls isn’t abating. By studying robocalls, scholars at the Robocall Observatory are developing ways to help shut them down.
Last year, men were more likely to report losses to investment fraud, while women were the main target for romance fraud. Overall, men reported higher financial loss.
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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CSCRC Research Fellow, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation, Deakin University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
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Assistant Professor in Communication, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Lecturer in Finance, Bangor University
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Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security NCSA, University of South Wales
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Lecturer in Psychology, Aberystwyth University
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Research Fellow, Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Centre, Deakin University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Research Scientist in Cybersecurity, Rochester Institute of Technology
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PhD Student, Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University
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Professor and Chair of Cybersecurity, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Law, RMIT University
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Professor of Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Windsor