The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security have issued an advisory warning about scammers who use texts and AI-generated voice messages to target their victims. Karen Roach/Shutterstock
Australians have lost nearly $260 million (US$170 million) to scams in the first nine months of 2025, with authorities warning that criminals are intensifying their efforts ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
New figures from the National Anti-Scam Centre show Scamwatch received 159,319 scam reports between January and September this year.
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
