The Editorial Team

Sarah Sharples has been a journalist for more than 10 years covering business, food, music, politics, careers and local news. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) and a Bachelor of Law at the University of Technology. Her career was kicked off at a number of business titles, before moving to NewCorp Australia’s NewsLocal newspapers. She has returned from a five-year adventure working as a reporter and editor in the UK and joined news.com.au as finance editor in 2020.

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COMPOSITE 4:3 - Australia's four big banks Commonwealth, Westpac, NAB, ANZ. Picture: NCA Newswire

‘Disgusted’: Bank returns money to scammers

An Australian family lost $2.5 million – life savings accumulated over 30 years – and they uncovered staggering failures across major banks.

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Text messages from the second set of scammers. Picture: Supplied

Leaked text messages reveal horror ordeal

An Aussie has been left ashamed and embarrassed after he was caught out by a devastating incident twice, which has turned his life upside down.

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TOPSHOT - Workers sit at their desks during a raid by agents of the Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the National Bureau of Investigation at an office of a suspected online scam farm in Manila on January 31, 2025. Philippine authorities arrested around 100 people on January 31 in a raid on a suspected online scam farm in Manila they said extorted victims. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)

Detective’s warning on ‘nightmare’ crime

A veteran police detective has revealed how cops are being frustrated and overwhelmed by a serious crime and their hands are being tied to even investigate it.

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The transfer to the scammers. Picture: Supplied

‘It’s everything’: Man’s house deposit gone

A Melbourne man thought he had overcome his biggest hurdle in buying his first home. But what happened next has left him traumatised and lost.

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The AFP is working with Philippine authorities to identify Australian victims of romance scamsafter more than 250 suspected cyber criminals were arrested in Manila.Philippine law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant for suspected immigrationviolations at a scam compound in Pasay City, central Manila, on 3 October, 2024.Soon after, two AFP members and a Manila based-AFP liaison officer, with relevant local partners,searched the scam compound for intelligence relating to Australian scam victims.

Australia’s greatest ‘shame’ exposed

Every day Australians will be up against cashed up corporations when trying to tackle this huge problem.

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Ellen and Matt were devastated to be accused of basically being criminals by faciltating a scam on their credit card. Picture: Supplied

‘Ludicrous’: Couple’s horror rates reality

It’s already a billion dollar problem in Australia but experts are warning an “avalanche” is coming and people aren’t protected.

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The text messages from scammers that Dean Cropp were legitimate communication from ANZ. Picture: Supplied

Text message that left Aussie ‘disgusted’

An Aussie man has been left “disgusted” after a text message he thought would help him resulted in a devastating outcome.

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Screenshots showing incessant calls and text messages from the scammer. Picture: Supplied

Leaked texts reveal chilling issue

An Aussie woman was left terrified when her phone kept ringing and text messages wouldn’t stop – and the reason was chilling.

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FOR NEWS.COM.AU STORY ONLY - Wednesday 15 January, 2024: Scam series: Danny and Helen McIver. Picture: Media Mode/news.com.au

‘It could happen to you, and probably is’

Tragedy has struck one Victorian family far too many times. But another heartbreaking blow has left this grandfather in tears daily.

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FOR NEWS.COM.AU STORY ONLY - Wednesday 15 January, 2024: Scam series: Danny McIver. Picture: Media Mode/news.com.au

Why Australia is a global laughing stock

It is a scourge costing Australians billions of dollars a year. A news.com.au investigation has found in most cases scammers could have been stopped.

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