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Shane Arnold lost thousands when thought he was entitled to a refund after receiving a fake Netflix email. 

There are new warnings for Taylor Swift fans who have tickets to see the megastar at her seven upcoming concerts in Sydney and Melbourne, the first of which is tonight.

Ticketek is bracing for ticket chaos at the MCG and Accor Stadium as nasty plots hatched by scammers months in advance are fully realised.

Those involved were current and former staff, who have since been fired or investigated.

"It's not a question of 'if' but 'when' you'll be caught," Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has warned.

The government's Scamwatch received 484 reports of romance baiting scams in 2023 - more than one a day.

The HSBC bank is warning its customers to be wary of new scam texts doing the rounds in 2024.

"It turns out that everyone [he saw] was fake," police said.

The Craigmore woman caught the moment the scammer dropped off the fake TV on CCTV about 11.30am yesterday morning.

At first glance it appeared real – there was a website and even news articles about the firm, but teller Erin Bugg trusted her gut and saved the husband and wife's life savings.

Desperate Taylor Swift fans looking to secure last minute tickets are Australian leg of The Eras Tour are being urged to watch out for a social media ticket scam.

Data from the nation's anti-scam centre Scamwatch showed jobs and employment scams were the fastest growing scam type last year.

A South Australian man's mourning family was hassled by scammers attempting to take advantage of his funeral livestream.

Australians are being warned to be alert for scammers using artificial intelligence and QR codes to dupe victims.

Banks must do more to solve customer complaints, the ombudsman office says, as it buckles under an 'unsustainable' workload.

"You have to be ultra careful and paranoid to pick up on the differences these days."

A Queensland couple has been fleeced of more than $5000 after being caught out by a sophisticated rental scam.

Carolyn Coster, 58, had returned home from hospital a few days before Christmas when she got a call.

Cyber kidnappers hatch a complex plot to lead teenager into wilderness and scam his family in China for cash.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly popular because of its ability to create songs, images, videos and text from simple prompts. We used the Adobe Firefly application to generate AI images, and placed them side-by-side with real photos of actual people to test how easy it is to spot the fake.

Airline passengers are warned over a lost baggage scam by criminals pretending to have ties to Sydney Airport.

Employment scams have seen a 700 per cent jump from last year, and it's a rising trend that's worrying authorities.

She joins two men and a woman who were charged over similar offences in August.

Australians are being warned to be alert for scammers sending fake text messages and emails impersonating Australia Post.

It comes after a man allegedly sent more than 17 million phishing texts pretending to be from the courier company in the lead up to Christmas.

Two men are facing life imprisonment after allegedly falling victim to the ruse as federal authorities issue a serious warning.

Consumers have been told to be wary of online bargains as social media and online scammers seek to take advantage of busy buyers and stretched budgets.

Scammers are increasingly targeting desperate renters on social media, with one woman losing $3200 in an elaborate Airbnb ruse.

They are spruiked online as the "1988 Rare 2 Dollar Double H" coin with one eBay listing asking for a whopping $7500 for the piece.

One in four admitted to being targetted last festive season and of those, 37 per cent said the scam came from social media.

A warning has been issued for a new scam on social media which peddles car detailing services to unsuspecting vehicle owners.

Australians are warned to be aware of nomad conmen who have already misled homeowners with an illusive scam in New South Wales.

Australians are being reminded to remain vigilant about suspicious phone calls and SMS in the lead-up to Christmas.

Several victims in Melbourne have lost thousands of dollars after signing fake rental agreements for already occupied homes

A simple click through a Facebook or Instagram ad could land you on a convincing dupe website of a well-known brand.

Banks will introduce sweeping changes to its procedures today in a bid to "significantly" protect customers against scams.

Australians are expected to spend $6.36 billion across the four days of sales from November 24 to November 27.

The country's richest person has written to the Meta boss in a letter obtained by 9News.

It seemed like a lucrative job that many others were doing - until money stopped flowing into Josh's account.

"I haven't slept for two weeks since all of this has been going on... I don't know what to do."

The 66-year-old was grieving the death of his wife and 'soulmate' when sophisticated scammers convinced him to invest.

Authorities have sounded the alarm about a text message scam preying on Optus customers hoping for compensation for yesterday's 13-hour network outage.

Scammers raided the account 22 times in just hours, and at one point they accidentally left a voicemail.

To test how easily an AI image can be generated, we used Adobe Firefly to generate images of people by using various prompts.

Telecommunication giants, banks and government agencies are banding together to put a stop to scam callers.

Fans are being warned to be vigilant when purchasing music, sport and entertainment tickets after it was revealed goods and services scams have cost Aussies almost $40 million this year.

For two years, Jane thought she was in a loving relationship with the Aussie TV and movie star. Instead she lost her life savings.

A university student has lost nearly $30,000 after falling victim to an online marketplace scam.

The complex scam involves multiple tactics, including forcing victims to fake their own kidnapping.

The unlikely social media has 840.4 million videos under its scam hashtag and another 24.2 million under #scamawareness.