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Samantha Lock and Andrew Brown

SHOCKING: Scammers fleece record 3 billion from australians - You Need To See This

Increasingly sophisticated scams include texts that appear in the same thread as genuine messages. Photo: Getty

Australians lost a record three billion dollars to scammers last year, with the average victim forking out $20,000 for every con recorded by authorities.

Scammers pocketed at least $3.1b in 2022 according to the latest Targeting Scams report, an 80 per cent increase on total losses recorded from the year before.

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