People aged 55 and older lost over $4.4 million, accounting for almost half of total losses. “These types of scams target and impact all people and can be convincing. Scammers take advantage of the digital world and the fear of fraud and cybercrime to access people’s devices and steal their money,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. “Remote access scams are one of the largest growing scam types in Australia. They create a sense of urgency to make you give them access to your computer via remote access software. So far this year scammers have stolen more than $7.2 million from Australians by gaining access to home computers, an increase of 184 per cent compared to the same period last year.Īccording to the ACCC’s Scamwatch, almost 6,500 Australians have reported phone calls from scammers trying to convince them to download software that gives access to home computers and their bank accounts.Ĭommonly called remote access scams, scammers pretend to be from well-known organisations such as Telstra, eBay, NBN Co, Amazon, banks, government organisations, police, and computer and IT support organisations.
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