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Suspicious SMS
"CBA: Unusual login from Sydney. Verify now within 2 hours or your account will be suspended: cba-secure-verify.com"
High Risk
Bank impersonation
- Urgency pressure (2 hours)
- Bank brand + link in SMS
- Lookalike domain
Next step
Call your bank on the number on your card
$2.18b
Combined scam losses reported in Australia for 2025, published 30 March 2026 by the National Anti-Scam Centre. Read the Targeting Scams report.
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- Money sent: contact your bank straight away using the number on the back of your card or in your banking app — never a number from the message.
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What ScamShield does
- Analyses the message, link or offer you submit.
- Explains the scam signals in plain English.
- Gives you safer next steps and who to contact.
What it doesn't do
- Monitor your phone, inbox, calls or network in the background.
- Guarantee that every scam will be detected.
- Move money, contact your bank, or act on your behalf.
- Replace the police, your bank, or professional advice.
Spot
Patterns of urgency, fake brands, shady links and crypto traps.
Explain
Plain-English red flags so you understand why it's risky.
Act
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