The message arrives by text or on WhatsApp: well-paid, flexible work from home, only 20 or 25 positions left. The National Anti-Scam Centre’s Targeting Scams report, published on 30 March 2026, says reports of job and employment scams to Scamwatch rose 102.4 per cent in 2025, and job scam reports from culturally and linguistically diverse communities rose 51.4 per cent. Reported losses to job scams went from $13.7 million in 2024 to $24.8 millio…
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