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The NBN.

How my NBN connection was stolen from under my nose

When you deal with big companies, you learn there are two kinds of people: ducks and eagles. Ducks waddle around and make noise. Eagles spot the problem and swoop to fix it.

  • Noel Whittaker

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Kaitlyn Dever as Belle in Apple Cider Vinegar.

More than Apple Cider Vinegar: Six TV shows about conwomen to watch now

From Anna Delvey to Belle Gibson, TV’s love affair with the female fraudster is as strong as ever.

  • Debi Enker
Belle Gibson, creator of the app The Whole Pantry

Two young reporters uncovered Belle Gibson’s cancer con. Here’s what really happened

Netflix is about to roll out a new series on the cancer scammer, and the whole thing is based on the work of two reporters at The Age.

David Prince-Popovich

The playboy swindler and the former premier’s generous gift

The National Party figure paid thousands of dollars in legal fees for a serial fraudster, but maintains he was unaware of the young man’s crimes and is “gutted” to learn the truth.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Banks have called out Facebook’s parent company, Meta, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, for shunning its responsibility in fighting scams.

‘Enough is enough’: Banks ramp up attack on tech giants over scams

Australian banks have called out Meta for enabling scammers to use its social media platforms to lure victims and facilitate money laundering.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Financial Services minister Stephen Jones has committed to make bank, telcos and online operators liable for scam losses.

Tech giants claim banks should be on the hook for scam refunds

Tech giants and banks are at loggerheads over planned anti-scam laws, which could result in hefty fines for banks, mobile networks and social media firms.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
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An illustration of scam victim Jane.

Broke, desperate jobseekers are falling for ‘gold mine’ employment scams in droves

Fraudsters stole the name and branding of an international digital marketing firm to offer people bogus jobs via WhatsApp – and then fleeced them of their money.

  • Aisha Dow
Banks can detect suspicious transactions from information such as how frequently a user is touching their screen.

Banks are tracking your every click. It could save you thousands

As banks fight back against scammers, changes as minor as how you move a mouse on a computer screen can be a clue to a suspicious transaction.

  • Clancy Yeates
One of the Google scam ads featuring a fake image of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that ran in late November.

Why scammers target the holiday period to launch disturbing Google ad attacks

Attention-grabbing images of bruised and battered celebrities, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, are being used to funnel millions of people to bogus investment sites.

  • Aisha Dow
HSBC Bank Australia, the Australian subsidiary of HSBC in ASIC crosshairs.

Scam strike on global giant is a warning shot to banks

The regulator’s case against HSBC moves the needle from customer beware further towards bank beware.

  • Elizabeth Knight

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/scams-61k