Investment scams don’t always start with an obvious sales pitch, they can be subtle. You might come across them in a social media group, through someone you trust, or on a convincing fake news website.

The National Anti-Scam Centre contacted more than 10,000 Australians via email after their contact details were identified during a United Kingdom police investigation into an organised crime group targeting cryptocurrency exchange and hardware wallet users across multiple countries.

Scammers are sending fake messages that say you bought something you didn’t buy and tells you to call a phone number to stop or reverse the payment.

With tax time 2026 fast approaching, Scamwatch and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) are reminding Australians to be aware of communications claiming to be from the ATO or ‘myGov’.

Following the successful money laundering prosecution of the director of Blue Star Exchange Pty Ltd, the National Anti-Scam Centre contacted around 1,500 victims via email today.