Key points:
- The National Anti-Scams Centre brings together experts from public agencies and private industries to disrupt scammers
- Its first operation will tackle investment scams, which cost Australians over $1 billion a year
- The operation will last six months, with the centre publicly reporting outcomes
Wonder why they’re only running this for six months. Also wonder how they’re actually going to be able to go after the scammers. If Scammer Payback is anything to go buy, these scammers are all overseas.
the first operation tackling investment scams will operate for 6 months, before choosing how the new service will function following the limited scope starting point.
The centre is being stood up. It has a bare-bones team (actively recruiting) and is ramping up. Government takes time.