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Australians Lose $260 Million to Scams as Black Friday Frenzy Fuels Criminal Activity

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Australians Lose $260 Million to Scams as Black Friday Frenzy Fuels Criminal Activity
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The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security have issued an advisory warning about scammers who use texts and AI-generated voice messages to target their victims. Karen Roach/ShutterstockAustralians have lost nearly $260 million (US$170 million) to scams in the first nine months of 2025, with authorities warning that criminals are intensifying their efforts ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.New figures from the National Anti-Scam Centre show Scamwatch received 159,319 scam reports between January and September this year.

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