Maree lost $165,000 to an internet pop-up scam

On today's episode, we meet Maree. She shares her experience of losing $165,000 to an internet pop-up scam and how she, and her husband Peter, dealt with the fallout. Effie is also joined by David Lacey from IDCARE , an organisation that receives hundreds of calls a day from people like Maree. He walks us through what you should do if you’ve been scammed. Plus the ACCC’s Delia Rickard shares her tips about what we can do to protect ourselves. Got a story you'd like featured on the podcast? Contact Effie at effie.zahos@canstar.com.au Podcast resources: Understanding online banking security: 25 tips to help keep your account more secure 10 tips to reduce your risk of credit card scams How to protect yourself from identity theft If any issues on today’s episode raise concerns for you, help is available through services such as Lifeline (13 11 14). *We are Australia’s Biggest Financial Comparison Site. Click here to learn more This advice is general and has not taken into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider whether this advice is right for you. Consider the product disclosure statement before making a purchase decision. Canstar provides an information service. It is not a credit provider, and in giving you information about credit products Canstar is not making any suggestion or recommendation to you about a particular credit product. Research provided by Canstar Research AFSL and Australian Credit Licence No. 437917. The views, opinions, and positions expressed in this piece are the views of the guest author(s) or interviewee(s) alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Canstar.

You can listen to Maree lost $165,000 to an internet pop-up scam online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Maree lost $165,000 to an internet pop-up scam is an episode from Real Money with Effie Zahos by Effie Zahos, Powered by Canstar.

This episode is 31:18 long.

This episode was published on Dec 6, 2021.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Real Money with Effie Zahos when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.