How to spot an online scam
Test your knowledge and discover how to spot scams with this interactive quiz featuring 10 common online scams.
3-5 mins
How it works
Complete a short quiz online to test your knowledge on scams. You’ll also learn more about modern scamming methods.
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Easy to understand practical advice
Work through your personalised results which can help you protect yourself online.
An update on online scams
According to Scamwatch, Victorians in 2023 lost more than $100,000,000- to scammers — learn to avoid some of these common scams.
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Common types of scams
Most scams are just different ways a criminal tries to convince you they are someone you can trust. But the way they do this is getting more and more sophisticated.
Email scams
Email scams will often promise goods, services and deals that don’t really exist.
SMS scams
Scammers can text you pretending to be from your bank, or a close family member.
AI scams
Scammers are now using AI images, and even voices to pretend to be someone else.
Social media scams
Scammers create fake accounts of people or businesses that look real.
Think you’ve found a scam?
Report it to provide evidence to law enforcement, help track trends and stop others from being scammed.