Australia faces an epidemic of scams, a daily barrage of dodgy texts, phone calls and emails from anonymous cyber criminals and con artists, domestic and abroad.

Financial losses are doubling year on year but the true cost of scams amounts to more than lost dollars, with emotional damage inflicted on individuals, families and businesses.

Law enforcement authorities concede we cannot arrest our way out of this problem; education is key.

Understanding how scammers target us is the first step towards recognising a scam in the wild and taking the necessary steps to stop it in its tracks.

Hosted by Deborah Knight, Anatomy of a Scam is made in collaboration with CommBank. Stay CommBank safe with services that help protect you from scams and fraud 24/7.

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In Australia, a cyber breach is reported roughly every eight minutes. Often these attacks involve the theft of data prized by scammers: our private, personal information. As a result, scams are rising in frequency and sophistication, fuelled by stolen personal data, and tailored to the intended victim. Understanding how your data can be used against you might help you spot a scam in the wild…

Anatomy of a Scam is hosted by Deborah Knight and features:

• Detective Superintendent Matt Craft - NSW Police Cybercrime Squad Commander
• Katherine Manstead - Director of Cyber Intelligence, CyberCX
• Troy Hunt - Microsoft VP and founder of HaveIBeenPwned.com

Anatomy of a Scam is made in collaboration with CommBank. Stay CommBank safe with services that help protect you from scams and fraud 24/7. Remember 3 simple steps: Stop. Check. Reject.

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Most of the time we back ourselves to spot a real email from a fake one. But sometimes the signs of a scam are so well hidden, you don’t even think to check.

It’s a lesson well learned by champion racehorse trainer Rob Heathcote. When he recently bought his wife a new car, he didn’t plan on buying it twice…

Business Email Compromise, the biggest scam affecting Australian businesses.

Anatomy of a Scam is hosted by Deborah Knight and features:

• Champion racehorse trainer Rob Heathcote
• AFP Commander Cybercrime Operations Chris Goldsmid
• CyberCX executive director, digital forensics and incident response, Nick Klein
• CSIRO Data61 Principal Research Scientist, Dr Marthie Grobler

Anatomy of a Scam is made in collaboration with CommBank. Stay CommBank safe with services that help protect you from scams and fraud 24/7. Remember 3 simple steps: Stop. Check. Reject.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.