The AFP believes the scale of crypto ATM scam losses is significantly under-reported. Photo by Elise/pexels.com A 15-fold increase in cryptocurrency ATMs has brought with it a surge in scams whose true financial cost has been hidden, the Australian Federal Police says. And scammers are targeting the middle-aged, especially women, 50 years or older as…
A new online ad campaign partly aimed at international students. Image: AFP Criminals are advertising ‘side-hustle’ jobs to trick local and international university students into doing their dirty work, police say. The Australian Federal Police says criminal networks will use the start of the new university year to target students through online job ads which…
Police are warning about a rise in Binance scam texts. Photo: stock Authorities are warning Australian cryptocurrency customers about scammers impersonating the high-profile Binance exchange. The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) alerted more than 130 potential victims to the scam after they were identified through messages found on an end-to-end encryption platform, the Australian Federal Police…
AFP and Filipino officers search the Manila base of operations. Photo: AFP Federal police officers are working with Philippine authorities to identify Australian victims of online romance scam after more than 250 suspected cyber criminals were arrested in Manila on October 3. Soon after, two Australian Federal Police officers and a Manila-based liaison officer searched…