Data mess threatens scam reporting


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

The consumer watchdog is considering drastically scaling back its regular updates on the most significant scams impacting Australia after data difficulties delayed its latest report by three months.

Additional data sources, duplicate scam reports and confusion about whether an incident should be recorded when it occurs or when it is reported have been blamed for the latest delay.

The slowdown and potential shift to yearly instead of quarterly reports comes …

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