I I have been unfortunately been scammed multiple times in the last three months my first one who got over me more than once was I guess romantic scam from somebody who was supposed to live in Texas, but that was life and I was supposedly helping him then there was me applying for loan through many different loan companies to see what I can get so I could pay in mentor and trainer in my own entrepreneurship and Internet, marketing and two companies were able to get into my account and take everything I had. The one loan company said they wanted to help my credit score so they also needed to show Trans Union or whoever that I’ve been a client of theirs paid so they were gonna put money into my account and then I was gonna pay around and pay it back and then my loan would go in, there is also been almost every person that talks to me through messenger is a scammer or an imposter to somebody. Those are so many details of what I’ve had to go through right now or still going through. I just apparently had this big sign of my back. It says global take me or something and it seems to be like I’m a magnet. I don’t even leave the house or anything so. It is nuts that you can’t trust anything anymore.

help I though would happen

In my local town a woman was scammed out of $250,000 over the last year. It involved a whole lot of gift cards. The worst I ever got was being signed up to a dating site when I tried to claim my 'free' hair dryer. I got out of that within 5 minutes. I don't know anyone personally who fell for scams but a granddaughter was pretty far into a conversation with a scammer when her spidey sense made her put a stop to it. She'd given no information but they had her phone number and email to 'prove' they were calling from her bank.

Yes ,we were scammed but our bank (NAB) was able to to stop any transactions.the persons trying to access Our account. They were from overseas and we still do not know how they got our account details. Well done by NAB staff

I just wonder WHY the people doing the romance scams from other countries have such a hold on our Americans? Are they brain washing them somehow with phone calls or what? I have tried and tried to get a family member to stop with sending money, but she thinks she is going to get gold. She believes all this crazy stuff this guy tells her and refuses to listen to the truth. Like the rest of her family, looks like I will have to cut ties with her too. Just saying!!! I refuse to be a part of what she is doing.

Yes, but I was lucky enough, to have a great bank that worked out that I could be in Western Australia having lunch at our local pub, and 15 min, buying ronchie night cloths in New Zealand

i have made it 100% rule - i DO NOT ANSWER ANY PHONE CALLS OR TEXT MESSAGES unless listed in my Address Book EVER. You have to be very careful.

I have had a few phone calls that were attempts at scamming but have not been caught to date. The last time my son happened to be visiting so I let him deal with the scammer and he kept them talking on the phone for quite some time before threatening (not politely) to call the police - of course they hung up immediately. Our elderly next door neighbour is quite confused and she was caught but fortunately we contacted her bank straight away and they paid her the $700 she lost since she had been with the bank for many years.

YES IT COST A LOT OF MONEY .

They're very cunning and deceived be careful not to be easily persuade d

Not that I know of

No. Have had attempted scams. I always check the address, email or ring the number myself. Did have someone trying to get into my laptop but just turned if off and when I restarted I did a virus scan. We all have to be very aware these days. I do not keep my bank details on my phone. I just type in the account nos and passwords each time.Edited 20-Mar-25 19:27pm

Yes, have had 2 scams, the first one was fully recovered by my Bank , the second one was not successful for me, I lost $10,000, by buying a number of gift cards, by the time that we realised it was a scam, the full amount had disappeared

yes but addressed it immediately and was not affected

no, thank god.

NOPE, if it sounds to good to be true it is, phone has nothing but calls, laptop data is saved on external USB drive, so you cant get anything from me. nothing on any cloud etc. nothing for anyone to steal even bank acc is one where I transfer $ when I am going shopping, or I pay cash. I have the most boring internet footprint

I went to order some Keto weight loss drugs on line. What looked like a legitimate site with famous people endorsing the product was a scam. Luckily my bank stopped the transaction and saved me from a loss. It has made me question everything before I buy anything on line. I only buy from reputable sites now or get it locally from the shopping centre.

My husband who has dementia has been scammed twice, small amounts thankfully but we didn't get any of it back. We did have a more than $4000 fraud on one of our credit cards which the bank spotted immediately and a company I shop with gave me a credit card, the company had a data breach and I have 2 frauds on the card. While I didn't lose any money having the cards cancelled was most inconvenient.

Lost $1000 by scam that was new at the time

I called in on a friend and she was on the phone and sat in front of her computer... She acknowledged me, and indicated she was on phone so I put the kettle on for a cuppa and went back to the lounge which is where her computer was... suddenly realised she was about to give someone access to her pc, and I jumped in and got her attention, she told me what was happening and I advised her to call technical support herself if she was having problems cos it sounded like a scam to me. She ended the call immediately, she made the phone call and it was a scam. Thank goodness I dropped in when I did.

Yes buying a car that was completely damaged from a mechanic

My sister lost $29,000 recently and only recovered $7,000. I do not give bank details over the phone...even if I feel it's 99% legit. That 1% when it's not can ruin your life forever. If I have a problem that requires payment or bank details, I see them in person or pay through PayPal. I once made a payment through PayPal that was a scam and got 100% of my money back. It's part of their policy.

So far so good. All this tech stuff has given the scammers access to so much. Never really liked it and the banks and others pushing us to use it all the time but if you lose money it's tough luck.

Not for very many years. I don't do social media so I am pretty safe except for banking.

I haven't been scammed but one of my relatives was sending money to a man she believed loved her.Turns out he was living in Nigeria or some such country with a very good sob story.She might have learned by now - check the details first!

Yes, twice in the last couple of months. When will I ever learn. Anyway both times it was through ads on Facebook. Both times I had seen the ads many times, the first one Amazon Palet sale. I have seen this ads for years. when I didn't get an instant acknowledgement I became suspicious and luckily I got my money back. the second time, the tupperware closing down sale. I knew it was indeed closing down, I did get an instant acknowledgement and even a follow up saying the goods were on their way. After a couple of weeks I became suspicious when I tried to track the order. Unfortunately I lost my $40. Facebook is an absolute disgrace. They should be getting these ads. Since these unfortunate events I have heard from other that most of the ads on Facebook are scams. Oh, have I ever learned my lesson. Never again Facebook.

Yes, but Fortunatley my bank, one of the Big, Bad, 4 Whipping gilrs of politicians, the ANZ, caught it and stopped it. They have a wonderful almost all-encompassing Security system in place.

I had trouble with Bigpond and a very knowledgeable person in Telstra security put a block on my email so only one who can change it is ME.

Like you Tam-tam I get lots of phone calls from all over the world and I don't answer them if I don't recognize them. If it is really legit they could leave a message. I change my bank account information regularly so that it is not the same old - same old month after month Any that I might have answered I can tell by the accent and just hang up.

Had 1 with that one on Facebook where well known electronics store was selling lap tops for $3.00. I got my money back from the bank. I get emails every day telling me I have won a prize from NRMA.BCF,BUNNINGS. My subscription to all internet security has expired and needs renewed. On my other email ( got 2] I can block sender and delete but some speak thru. Still getting emails from the “ tax office via MYGOV”. I forward them to spam watch. Rest go into spam list

No, but not for shammers lack of trying.

Mainly calls, so we got Telstra to put a block on overseas calls, where they seem to all come from.

Nope, if I get a call and I don't know the number I don' t answer it, if it's important they will leave a message. As for emails I find them easy to pick up, a small spelling mistake, two exact same emails one after the other, an account for anything that you know you don't have and the overseas ones where you have just inherited money or they want you to send money is easy to tell, I don't know anyone overseas. My husband and son do the same as well. To be sure or extra careful, when in doubt delete or ignore it and if it sounds to good to be true it is.

Every day, uts boring and tiresome

No

No, I don’t answer calls that I do not recognise, 9 times out of 10 they don’t leave a voicemail so I block them and delete. I have my family doing the same. Not been scammed so far.

Yes

Yes. I forgot my own anti-scam rules at a weak moment. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. There is nothing for free in this world except bad advice.

NO

I was scammed out of all my super by an 80yr old man. Ended up going to police but they couldn't wouldn't do anything. Said person was a con man through and through. I gave them records I had kept and phone msgs. Still nothing because I gave him the money, he did not take it. He also did the same to drs, pharmacists, vets and other people that I am aware of. I learnt a very hard lesson.

Yes, some one stole my name/email address and all my contacts. They contacted my contacts, 2 that I know of, thought it was me and got scammed. The Devils are still using my name trying to sell a car under my name. Contact Facebook, they told me 'NO it is you" would not help me.

I lent money to people and didn't get paid back- one died and others didn't have any. Down around $25000 CAD in total! From people I knew or worked for.

I delete scam messages every day.

Once for 1000 & never again (I hope) I'm that careful now I'm a bit paranoid and don't trust anything.

Yes. These scammers are simply human excrement and I HATE that they are often successful, especially when it comes to the elderly. Be VERY careful and if something looks suspicious then don't click on it or respond in ANY way. Speak to your bank and get your card number put on hold or cancelled and order a new card. It's really terrible just how many people are willing to cheat others out of what is rightfully there's! Vigilance always.

yes I was scam by a romance scam I really thought I was chatting with this guy on whatsapp and I done alot of search on that person and that person was scamming me was from Africa . and I block him but I was hurt .right now he still scamming other people for money stole a man pics from the army.

Yes someone try to use my credit card for gas 200 dollars from the same place today thank God they declined

They try, keep trying. never order purchase clothes from pop up ads

yes he got told tho

Yes but lucky I didn’t lose much!

Yes - posing as government officials - I stupidly believed them.

Fortunately, thus far, I've been smarter than the scammers. It cracks me up when I tell them I know they are scammers, they try to argue with me! Anyway, my co-worker was the victim of a very elaborate scam yesterday. A number showed up as being from her insurance company and they told her that someone in another country charged a hospital stay to her insurance account. They supposedly transferred to a police dept in that country and she was told to put a certain communications app on her phone so they could chat with her and that it was top secret, not to let anyone else in the room or tell them about it. They convinced her to hold up her passport so they could see it. She talked with the guy for a long time until he asked for her financial info and then she finally realized it was a scam.

1 do the same I never answer calls that are unknown number. So good on you for that. 2 I was text the text ones saying we have ur kids ect I Just laugh because I don’t have any kids lol. 3 My nan got scammed but didn’t loose any money or anything luckly. She had just brought and New I pad and someone rang up about Hotmail and she thought it was to do with that but when they asked for her credit card that she brought the I pad with she caught on and Stoped it, 1 because she paid cash for it and 2 she thought it wasn’t right for Hotmail and emailing system to ask for Credit card details. So she went contact all her banks and had to change all her passwords ect it wasn’t fun, especially when u have money overseas

The last time I was scammed was the LAST TIME I was scammed! I had ordered a supplement online that was supposed to have a trial period, but they took money out of my account right away! Well, I went to my credit union and asked for help. A very nice lady got on the phone, called the company and demanded they return my money...and they did, shipping charge and all! Never Again! ;-D

Yes I was and it took 10 years to get my funds back from USA and Western Union

Yes

Fortunately no I have not been scammed. I do see a lot of scam emails come through on my computer but delete and block. And I do not have any banking details etc on my phone, like a lot of people I see do. My phone is for making phone calls and messaging only.

Luckily I am with local banks and they ring me if anything big (plane tickets) or from another country happens just to check

Yes, once. The bank informed me straight away and no harm done as I was reimbursed the full amount. Taught me a valuable lesson and I never open these sort of emails now. Also my phone has a scamming device.

not having a phone or doing emails has kept me free so far

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Yes I have been scamed but now my phone blocks all scam calls but I did loose a lot of money which I never got back but now I am wiser so feel safe now it will never happen again because I know how to block them out

Luckily so far we haven't been caught. A while ago, someone rang me and said that they were checking our bank details for any changes. I said that nothing has changed and that was that. He insisted that I had to give him the details. I said that nothing has changed. He insisted that I had to give him the details. I told him to forget it. I hang up. This was about 30 years ago and we had a unusual bank account and he said that he was ringing up for them. I think it was an inside scam from someone working for them.

I was scam with a text. Thought my daughter lost her mobile and she needed money. When I saw the amount she wanted me to pay a bill, I felt something wrong and call the new mobile no given but no answer. I called her old number and she answer me. Then I need I got scam. Luckily I didn't transfer money to this scammer. Another one is they hack my computer.

Greenwashing constantly scamming everyone

Never been sucked in by one but am always getting bogus emails and sms and phone calls.

Yes! Even tried on words with friends

Yes, a relative of mine is so hooked on a romance scam it is unreal, keeps sending money to this fake guy who has been shot 8 times in his legs once in his arm, once in his neck, hung upside down, poisened, starved, has a son who was in the hospital ill. Everytime he makes her send him money. Honestly, this poor lady is almost starved to death, she is very ill, she has lost her vehicle and almost her home. He keeps it up,I fear for her life. Something really needs to be done and she refuses help from anyone to stop him. I think she has been brainwashed. He says he is from Turkey. He has an accent bad, and goes by Paul and John for names.

Nothing big for me, but I hear about them a lot

Yes, If your new computer goes to black screen just turn off & phone number it's a USA Number pops up don't call it! It's a Scam unfortunaley I called and first time bank didn't let payment go thru showed out of state, money was returned, beginning Dec.2024( when got computer Cleaned the company told me 900 virus in 2-days) had to change all my passwords when got it back. (Fraud same people bought $100.00 each ×16 in gift cards each day Dec.20 to 24) Apple Game never heard of this kind.(1- $25.00 some other store) Make sure you check bank account often. Luckily bank believed I didn't buy any of these and got my money back. Blocked all the numbers while scammer called me back, took pictures of screen & wrote all numbers down & took pictures of GC off site where scum bag bought them. Had to close 2- bank accounts,& cards and get all new ones, better safe than sorry. Lots of stress then I got Norton Life Lock for some protection.

Yes, but I immediately had a bad feeling, so I deleted before it could take affect.

No

Yes! I have..and I am wayy more cautious now!

YES BUT VERY CAREFUL THESE DAYS

My mom almost did till I took the phone and cursed them out!

No

No.

Many times

Yes x3 times, but I'm a lot more vigilant now even though at times they try. I just block them.

Yes and they are still trying

no

no

Look up Youtube and TikTok videos of a scambaiter that is funny and educates about scammers. TheDocCompton

Yes, unfortunately. I'm so sick of spam text and calls til I could scream!

I was scammed on the dating site RSVP. They need to screen their customers more strictly. He said he lived in Victoria, Australia. He turned out to be a big black African from Ghana who had never left Africa. He never had a photo. They usually say they are widowed and don't have a job. He said he had gold. Another thing to be aware of, is that they want you to get off the site as soon as possible. My friends tried to warn me never to send money to anyone unless you have seen the whites of their eyes. Unfortunately I lost quite a lot of money. The person who alerted me to the fact they were a scam, was also a victim. What he was doing was using the addresses of other victims to say that was where he lived. The lady who alerted me had someone come to her house looking for him. Of course, he was not there. Be very careful and don't be stupid like I was. I did not get any money back because it was Africa and not Australia.

Yes, I had my details compromised after an incident of card skimming. It was a nightmare dealing with the bank trying to get everything sorted out.

So far so good

I lost my house through a scammer over 10 years ago. He was a financial broker and I invested equity from my house and he took my money. He did it to others too. I think he left the country. The scams weren’t as bad then as they are now. I don’t trust anyone anymore. Also a male friend of mine lost thousands to a woman on line saying she loved him.

Yes alot of people in my family or friends have been scammed

Yes my aunt was scammed