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Australian scam victims could get rapid $3,000 refunds. Yet in the UK, it’s more like $160,000

By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University

The median scam in Australia last year cost $400 – so a rapid refund of up to $3,000 sounds generous. But take a closer look and it starts to look oddly low.

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