Organised crime syndicates are exploiting the Census through fake texts, cold calls, and door-knocking to steal Australians’ banking and personal details, prompting telcos and the Australian Telecommunications Alliance to issue urgent warnings.

To stay safe, citizens must remember the ABS never requests financial data, hang up on suspicious callers to report them to ScamWatch, and verify any links before clicking, while telcos deploy mass-blocking technology.

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