Eye-watering amount Aussies lose to scams

Australia’s Scam Losses Hit $2 Billion in 2025

Australia’s consumer watchdog has revealed that Australians lost more than $2 billion (US$1.37 billion) to scams last year. Citing data from the latest Targeting Scams Report (pdf), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said authorities received 481,523 scam reports in 2025. Of these, 274,577 involved financial losses totaling $2.18 billion, up 7.8 percent from 2024 but down 29.7 percent from the 2022 peak of $3.1 billion. Th…

Eye-watering amount Aussies lose to scams

Losses on gambling and sports scams have tripled as Aussies lost a staggering amount of money to scammers in 2025.

'I feel betrayed': New scam figures show Australians lost more than $2 billion

Australians lost more than $2 billion to scammers in 2025, the latest data from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has revealed.

Australian National Review - Australia’s Scam Losses Hit $2 Billion in 2025

People take part in the “Gen AI hackathon for public good” program in Paris, France, on Feb. 6, 2025. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Australia’s consumer watchdog has revealed that Australians lost more than $2 billion (US$1.37 billion) to scams last year. Citing data from the latest Targeting Scams Report (pdf), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said authorities received 481,523 scam reports in 2025. We had a proble…