Statistics show that in 2019, Australians lost $634 million to scammers, made up as follows:

 

(note: this only covers scams reported to the authorities).

Scam Type	Money Lost
Investment Scams	$61.8M
Dating and Romance	$28.6M
False Billing	$10.1M
Hacking	$5.3M
Online Shopping	$4.8M
Remote Access Scams	$4.8M
Identity Theft	$4.3M
Threats to Life	$4.3M
Classified Scams	$2.8M
Inheritance Scam	$2.6M

 

If you have any experiences with scammers, spammers or time-wasters do let me know, by email.