Last year, Australians lost more than $850 million dollars to online scams, so it’s likely that you – or someone you know – has been on the receiving end of an online scam (or will be in the future).

Over 2020, the top three areas in which scammers were most successful were:

If you’ve been scammed – you’re certainly not alone! But you must be wary in the future!!

• Finding your scammer – using the latest tools and technology used by the world’s top cybercrime units, we’ll do everything in our power to figure out who targeted you, where they’re located, and what you can do about it.
• Identifying what happened and how – scammers often look for specific targets that match a certain profile. Once we know who attacked you, we’ll start looking for the reason you were targeted.
• Helping you to protect yourself from further attacks – our experienced team will educate you so that you can put strategies in place to help prevent online scams or fraud from occurring in the future. Working together, we’ll go over your social media profiles, clean up any privacy issues, and show you how common scams work.
  

Arming yourself with a few simple tips about what to look out for – like deals that are too good to be true, non-standard payment options or up-front payment for vouchers to access a cheap deal or giveaway, and websites that don’t provide appropriate refund policy or contact information – are all strong signs that you may be at risk of being scammed.