Aussies have been defrauded of millions of dollars since the
start of the Covid-19 outbreak, with Scamwatch reporting a
significant escalation in scam operations over the past few months,
including phishing for personal information, online shopping, and
superannuation scams.
According to the organisation, scammers are impersonating
government agencies which provide information on
COVID-19 through text messages and emails, all the while
'phishing' for personal information. The communications
trypically contain malicious links and attachments designed to
steal personal and financial information.
Scamwatch says there have been more than 3,600 such incidents
reported in recent months.
