40 Percent of Scam Victims Hit Multiple Times a Year

An new assessment of cybercrime in Australia shows scammers are successfully targeting some victims more than once, prompting a new warning from police.
40 Percent of Scam Victims Hit Multiple Times a Year
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Over 40 percent of all Australian cybercrime victims are scammed more than once in a single year, a new report from the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has found.

It examined four different types of online crime—abuse and harassment, malware, identity theft, and fraud and scams—and found that those targeted by fraudsters and scammers are the most vulnerable to revictimisation, with a rate double the average.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.