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Scam News

Current scam alerts, plain-English explainers and reporting guides. The homepage "What's new" section is fed from here.

• 2026-08-21

  Welcome to Be Scam Aware

  What this site is for — and the one habit that stops most scams.

• 2026-08-21

  Deepfake celebrities are the new face of investment scams

  Fake video ads with deepfakes of Anthony Albanese and other public figures have cost Australians at least $7.4m, ASIC warns.

• 2026-08-21

  How to report a scam in Australia

  ReportCyber vs Scamwatch — which one, and what to gather first.