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A conversation could be one of Australia’s strongest scam defences, new CBA research says
New behavioural science research from CommBank, released for Scams Awareness Week 2026, suggests Australians’ tendency to deal with suspicious situ...
24 August 2026
Why scammers pretend to be your bank, and how the con can work
CommBank's scam intelligence experts break down CommBank impersonation callback scams, from the first text to the request for money.
21 August 2026
Why ‘I’d never fall for it’ won’t help protect you from a tax impersonation scam
For a few months each year, a familiar sender starts turning up in Australians’ texts and inboxes: the Australian Taxation Office. Sometimes it’s n...
31 July 2026
Commonwealth Bank strengthens fight against economic crime
Commonwealth Bank today announced a new Economic Crime operating model bringing its Fraud, Scams and Financial Crime teams together to strengthen h...
30 July 2026
Spotting a scam is only half the battle, new research reveals
New research from CommBank's Behavioural Science Centre of Excellence suggests the challenge isn't always recognising a scam – it's taking the extr...
21 July 2026
‘Pump and dump’ investment scams surging: ASIC
Scammers are using fake celebrity endorsements, deepfakes and messaging apps to lure more Australians into “pump and dump” investment scams, corpor...
17 July 2026
