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Sezen Bakan

Lack of protection leaves Australians vulnerable to bank scams

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Australians are losing millions to bank impersonation scams – and the government and telcos could do more to stop the thefts, a cyber security expert says.

Scammers are tricking victims into handing over their hard-earned dollars by making calls appear like they come from a bank’s legitimate phone number, or by sending a text that appears in the same conversation thread as genuine bank messages, Scamwatch found.

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