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Australians with disability lose record amount to scammers

Published 7th May 2019

Australians who are older or have disability reported record losses in 2018 according to the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report released this week.

Australians aged over 65 submitted over 26,400 reports to Scamwatch in 2018, with losses of more than $21.4 million. This represents an increase of five per cent in reports but 22 per cent in losses.

ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said scammers will scour dating sites and social media for older Australians who have recently divorced or lost a long term partner, taking advantage of those who are inexperienced with these sites and may be in a vulnerable emotional state.

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Source:
Lizzie Hunter, 2019, Freedom2Live (https://www.freedom2live.com.au/)

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