BY DAKOTA TAIT
Hunter residents are being urged to harbour a healthy suspicion, with NSW Police launching a new push to crack down on scams over the phone.
Australians have lost an average of $41 million each month for the first half of 2022, while more than $2 billion in combined losses was reported over the past year.
50 percent of all scams were over a phone call, while another 23 percent was by text message.
We're being encouraged to think twice about unknown numbers, take care when it comes to links and attachments, and to always double check we can trust who we're talking to.
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| Image credit: Scamwatch. |
