Social media companies, such as Meta, have let West Australians down by failing to crack down earlier on online scams, they State Government believes, releasing alarming new figures showing a huge increase in lost money.
Revealing almost $22 million lost to scammers in 2023 — a 36 per cent rise on the year before — Commerce Minister Sue Ellery and Consumer Protection Commissioner Trish Blake lashed out at Meta for failing to stop scams on Facebook.
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