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Number of scam attempts to gain personal info in Australia 2022, by age

Published by
Christopher Hughes,
Jan 3, 2023
In 2022 in Australia, over 16 thousand reports of scam attempts to gain personal information were made by people aged 65 and over to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, resulting in close to 15 million Australian dollars in money lost. The number of reports increased with age.

Number of reported scam attempts to gain personal information in Australia in 2022, by age group

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Release date

October 2022

Region

Australia

Survey time period

August 2022

Number of respondents

53,315 respondents

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Attempts to gain personal information includes: hacking, identity theft, phishing, and remote access scams.

Supplementary notes

Data as of October 2022.
Values have been rounded.

*Note: Scamwatch data and categories may change from time to time. Data is based on both web form and phone reports to the ACCC.

Based on 53,315 reports with age information provided.

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