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Scam Radar

What our members have been sending us over the last 8 weeks — anonymous totals only.

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How we protect privacy

We only show a number when it adds up at least 10 checks, and we never show anyone's messages. Some charts stay empty until there's enough data.

From 7 Sep 2026 to 2 Nov 2026 · 2,333 checks in total. Updated hourly.

Top scams this week

The most common scam our members sent this week was toll road (20 checks).

What our members sent us

Of the messages members sent, 1381 were scams, 693 looked safe and 259 were not sure.

  • Scam
  • Looks safe
  • Not sure

Scam families week by week

Weekly confirmed scams for the three most common types: pretending to be government, toll road, parcel delivery.

  • Pretending to be government
  • Toll road
  • Parcel delivery

Reports by state

Most reports came from New South Wales. States with fewer than 10 reports are shaded with stripes.

Map: state boundaries based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), simplified.