Scammers have stolen more than $7.2 million from Australians so far this year by gaining access to home computers, an increase of 184% compared to the same period last year. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest Scamwatch report, almost 6,500 Australians have reported phone calls from scammers trying to convince them to download software that gives access to home computers and their bank accounts. Commonly called remote access scams, scammers pretend to be from wellknown organisations such as Telstra, eBay, NBN Co, Amazon, banks, government organisations, police, and computer and IT support organisations - creating a sense of urgency to make you give them access to your computer via remote access software.
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