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Scam framework offers progress but risks victim blaming


20 Oct, 2026
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Steve Katte

20 Oct, 2026
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Australia’s Scams Prevention Framework is a step in the right direction to curb scam losses and protect people but, in its current form, it also opens the door to potential blame-shifting onto victims say experts.
Scam framework offers progress but risks victim blaming
Official Intelligence principal consultant Simon Smith and Professor Willy Susilo. Background generated by AI.

Australia’s Scams Prevention Framework is a step in the right direction to curb scam losses and protect people but, in its current form, it also opens the door to potential blame-shifting onto victims say experts.

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