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Jacob Shteyman

‘Do more to stop scammers’, watchdog tells bankers

ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb says banks need to do more to prevent funds from reaching scammers. Photo: AAP

The chair of Australia’s consumer watchdog is urging business leaders to re-double efforts to keep people safe amid a spike in financial scams.

More than $569 million was reported stolen in scams in 2022, but this only represents 13 per cent of the actual figure, ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb told executives at the Australian Financial Review Banking Summit.

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