Govt Impersonation in Australia

41 govt impersonation cases reported in Australia. Below: real examples, the platforms scammers use locally, and where to report.

Platforms used

πŸ“± Instagram 24
πŸ“± Email 3
πŸ“± Facebook 2
πŸ“± Phone 2
πŸ“± Telegram 2

Recent cases in Australia

Facebook Marketplace Today I put up my first two items on Facebook marketplace. I was so excited when I had TWO people interested in buying my desk. They both stated that they tried to message me on F...

2026-05-24

Russian immigration scam( German to Russia) Hey team I live in Australia and have done for 20 years. My mother has fallen for a Russian immigration scam. She lives in Germany and does not speak Engli...

2026-05-24

CarGurus Data Breech \[US\] I’m 99.9% sure my information was apart of the CarGurus data breech, including my social security number because I filled out my information to see if I would prequalify fo...

2026-04-07

FBI Scam Impersonator My family has been scammed by people impersonating FBI. It was incredibly elaborate and has been detailed in other posts but long story short. 1. Called from a legit bank line...

2026-04-05

[us] Neighbor thinks in luv 2Pink Floyd R Waters.I tell her it's not,she sent me this video him saying my name.I know AI she refuses to believe me. yesterday she told mind my fucking business then ca...

2026-04-01

fell for a banking screenshare scam disclaimer yes i know im an idiot scammer calls and says this is (my bank) fraud department here to help as someone as your information we’re gonna facetime, an...

2026-03-25

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