
Delivery of attempts to gain personal info Australia 2022, by number and amount lost
In 2022 in Australia, over 28 thousand reports of scam attempts to gain personal information via text message were made to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, resulting in reported losses of over 5 million Australian dollars. Reports made about scam attempts to gain personal information via phone led to the most financial losses, at a value of over 17 million Australian dollars.