AUSTRALIAN SCAM STATISTICS

Australian scam statistics

Australians reported $2.0 billion in scam losses in 2024, across 494,732 reports combined by the National Anti-Scam Centre. 249,448 of those reports were made directly to Scamwatch. The combined and direct-report figures are not additive. The TrustKeeper library snapshot is a separate measure.

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National reporting · 2024 calendar year

Published March 2025. $2.0B is rounded; direct Scamwatch reports form part of the combined data. These counts are not additive.

TrustKeeper library · published snapshot

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Scam Library records in the published snapshot

Source: TrustKeeper Scam Library · 8 November 2026 snapshot

Snapshot published 8 November 2026. This is a separate TrustKeeper library measure, not a national reporting statistic or a live counter.

Reporting period: 2024. National source edition: March 2025. TrustKeeper library snapshot: 8 November 2026. Editorial review date is shown separately above.

Sources

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Scam statistics: common questions

How much did Australians lose to scams in 2024?

Australians reported $2.0 billion in scam losses in 2024, according to National Anti-Scam Centre combined data.

494,732 reports were combined by the National Anti-Scam Centre in 2024. Of these, 249,448 were made directly to Scamwatch.

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