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Saturday 17 October 2026

Scamwatch warns of investment scams in WhatsApp groups

Scamwatch's 28 September alert says investment scams are spreading through hobby WhatsApp groups, trusted referrals and fake news pages.

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Scamwatch is warning that investment scams don't always start with an obvious sales pitch. They can come through a friendly WhatsApp group about fishing or sport, a tip from someone you trust, or a fake news article that borrows a real media brand.

Hands typing a message in a WhatsApp chat on a Samsung smartphone with an emoji keyboard open — Photo: Helar Lukats / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), cropped

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