Search results for Scams and fraud
Online contact behind two-thirds of scam reports involving loss among people with disability
Practical tips for people who are blind or low vision, and their families and carers, on recognising scam tactics and stopping to check before acting.
8 October 2026
Investment scams warning: signs to look for
Scammers can use trusted financial brands, AI-generated celebrity deepfakes, fake investment platforms and messaging groups to make fake investment...
29 September 2026
Property settlement scam risk rising
Property settlement scams are becoming harder to spot as fraudsters use social media, AI and increasingly convincing communications to redirect lar...
9 September 2026
Truyu app warns of ‘Stolen Identity Validation’ tactic
Truyu, the identity protection app built by CommBank, is urging Australians to be vigilant about a tactic it calls “Stolen Identity Validation”, wh...
27 August 2026
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