Who scams the scammers? Meet the scambaiters
Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
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| City: | Sydney |
| State: | Australia, Christmas Island and Coconut Island |
| Latitude: | -33.8678500 |
| Longitude: | 151.2073200 |
| Time zone: | Australia/Sydney (GMT +11) |
| Population: | 4,627,345 |
| Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is on Australia's south-east coast, on the Tasman Sea. In June 2010 the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people (...) Wikipedia » | |
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| Hazard level: | 100 % |
| Number of ratings: | 1× |
| Latest rating: | Jan 30, 2026 Add comment |
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| Last viewed: | Jan 30, 2026 |
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Police struggle to catch online fraudsters, often operating from overseas, but now a new breed of amateurs are taking matters into their own hands
Wangiri calls are typically missed calls from an overseas number, with the caller hanging up after one ring or less, before the receiver can answer. The intention of the scammer is to entice you to call back the number upon seeing a missed call. If you were to call back the number, once connected you could be charged…
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A robo call saying "hi, this is from Commbank. A transaction of 40 thousand dollars was made through your account. if you do not....."
I immediately ended the call before I let it finish. Coz FFS I dont even have a Commbank account
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