Australians lost almost half a billion dollars to scammers in nine months — and that's only what we know about

Between January and September this year, Australians lost $424.8 million to scammers (that's more than $47 million a month).

It signifies a 90 per cent increase in losses compared to the same period last year.

But those figures are likely only the tip of the iceberg, with just 13 per cent of victims reporting crimes to Scamwatch.