NSW consumers are paying the price of a worsening scam crisis, with ordinary Australians across the country losing millions of dollars to fraud in 2025.
Many victims are left to grapple with ongoing debt and financial harm.
While state breakdowns aren’t publicly released, combined figures from Scamwatch and new frontline data from the Consumer Action Law Centre show scams continuing to devastate households across the state.
In the final three months of 2025, callers to Consumer Action’s services reported $7.1 million lost, with a high proportion of victims experiencing compounded . . .
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