Urgent scam warning as Australia’s largest loyalty point programs, including Qantas, Telstra and Coles, targeted

Australia’s National Anti-Scam Centre has received 209 reports in the past four months of the scam targeting Qantas frequent flyer, Telstra and Coles loyalty programs. Photograph: Karl Tapales/Getty Images

The ACCC has issued an urgent warning to customers of some of Australia’s largest loyalty reward programs, including Qantas frequent flyer, after detecting a new scam that targets valuable points.

The National Anti-Scam Centre has received 209 reports to Scamwatch in the past four months, of the scam targeting Qantas frequent flyer, Telstra and Coles loyalty programs customers.