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Tax time scams target remote residents

Advocates express concerns about the rise in scams targeting residents in remote Western Australia around tax time.

Published: 6 July 2024

Athena Sarah, who works with Home Aged Community Care (HACC) based in Beagle Bay, said she was seeing a rise in online scams targeting residents in remote Aboriginal communities.

"It's hard because you have some old people who don't have transport to go into the bank or Centrelink and some people struggle to get in touch [with them] and find out where their money has been going," she said.