August 21, 2023
The latest figures reveal phishing is a practice that is only becoming more and more widespread. Phishing was the most reported […]
June 7, 2021
Australians lost over $851 million to scams in 2020, a record amount, as scammers took advantage of the pandemic to […]
August 17, 2020
Welcome to the National Scams Awareness Week 2020! (Australia and New Zealand) Gobbill has been a strong supporter in protecting people […]
July 17, 2020
The Australia taxation office has received reports that myGov related SMS and email scams are targeting Australians. The increased SMS and email scams coincide with tax time where millions of Australians […]
June 25, 2020
New research from the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign by UK Finance has revealed eight in ten (80 per cent) people in UK would feel embarrassed if they fell for a financial scam.
April 7, 2020
07/04/2020Police Arrests following Invoice FraudNSW Police last week arrested and charged two men over their alleged involvement in a $2.6 […]
March 5, 2020
Right now, the FBI is concerned with business email compromise, or BEC, which involves targeting an employee with access to […]
February 17, 2020
Former fraud investigator for the National Disability Insurance Scheme says too few people are dealing with fraud in the system. $2B could be in fraud per annum in the $22B per annum scheme.
April 24, 2018
Beware of scammers impersonating energy and telecommunications companies Source: ACCC Swamwatch 24 April 2018 The ACCC is warning consumers to […]
February 13, 2018
Co-founders Quentin Marsh and Shendon Ewans originally came up with the idea for Gobbill in a local pub. The initial concept […]
October 10, 2017
This Stay Smart Online Week (9-13 October), the ACCC is warning the community to watch out for common online scams […]
September 28, 2017
If you’re working to a tight budget, you could save hundreds or even thousands by changing your everyday household service […]
August 18, 2017
Want to dispute a bill? Low on cash towards the end of the month? Too late, your account has already […]
June 21, 2017
EnergyAustralia is being impersonated by cyber criminals in a malware campaign reports IDG ARN. EnergyAustralia has become the second local energy provider […]
May 14, 2017
Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) has today issued a high priority alert to beware of the same ransomware disrupting organisations […]
May 14, 2017
Source: ATO and ACCC ScamWatch According to the ACCC, increasing numbers of Australians are encountering—and losing money to—scams on social […]
May 12, 2017
A hoax Origin Energy bill loaded with dangerous spyware has targeted tens of thousands of Australians. The well-crafted email branded with the energy […]
April 24, 2017
Scammers are continuing to target Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Registry customers with fake emails that attempt to obtain […]
April 11, 2017
A large number of emails pretending to be invoices generated out of MYOB — but actually containing links to dangerous […]
April 10, 2017
There is nothing more frustrating than finding out that you are paying more than someone else for the same service […]
April 9, 2017
Fraudsters are getting smarter and Australians are falling for it. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australians lost over […]