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Scott Simpson: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister says digital scams are down, but not out

Scott Simpson: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister says digital scams are down, but not out

Update: 2025-06-19
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The Department of Internal Affairs' Digital Messaging Transparency Report shows reports of text scams fell by 62 percent between 2023 and 2024. 

It seized almost 400 thousand dollars' worth of scam equipment last year. 

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson told Andrew Dickens that people can now report text scams with a single click. 

He says there have already been 665 thousand of those reports so far this year. 

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Scott Simpson: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister says digital scams are down, but not out

Scott Simpson: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister says digital scams are down, but not out

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