What to do when telephone scammers con your loved ones

By Adam Turner
Updated June 28 2018 - 1:15pm, first published April 3 2018 - 12:00am
Australians lost $2.4 million to remote access scams in 2017, according to the ACCC's ScamWatch. They're on the rise, with another $1 million lost in the first two months of 2018. Photo: Katherine Griffiths
Australians lost $2.4 million to remote access scams in 2017, according to the ACCC's ScamWatch. They're on the rise, with another $1 million lost in the first two months of 2018. Photo: Katherine Griffiths

By the time Jim released his elderly mum was on the phone with a scammer it was too late, her computer was already infected and money was missing from her bank account.

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