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  • Economy

Australia needs best alarm system on the street: NAB CEO addresses ABA Conference

In a panel discussion at the ABA Conference, NAB CEO Andrew Irvine discussed how the industry was responding to key issues including housing, cost-of-living, and scams and fraud.

  • 26.06.2024
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  • Scams

How to avoid tax time scams

As the end of financial year approaches, NAB highlights common tax time scams and the red flags to watch out for.

  • 24.06.2024
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  • Scams

Banker’s instinct thwarts a scammer’s demand for fast payment

When an elderly customer walked into a South Australian branch shaking, with the words ‘fast payment’ written on a piece of paper, NAB customer advisor Tania Oxenham knew something wasn’t right.

  • 14.06.2024
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  • Scams

Aussies travelling abroad warned about international summer of scams

Australians heading overseas to chase a European or North American summer are being urged to get scam savvy to avoid a holiday from hell. Criminals are expected to target major sporting events and big international concerts, just as hundreds of thousands of Australians and their families prepare to jet off overseas.

  • 06.06.2024
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  • Scams

Explainer – three travel scams to watch out for while chasing a European or North American summer

NAB shares the three travel scams to watch out for as hundreds of thousands of Aussies prepare escape winter down under and travel to Europe or North America.

  • 06.06.2024
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  • Scams

Car scammers hit a roadblock

A NAB customer thought she was days away from taking home her brand new $100,000 car.  Instead, she was in the process of handing her life savings over to a criminal.

  • 28.05.2024
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  • Scams

Swipe Left on Scammers

When a woman in her 80s turned to Tinder, she thought she met someone special. Instead, she nearly parted ways with her life savings.

  • 19.04.2024
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Scammers foiled after demanding the kitchen sink

Hobart banker Sarah Woods put a stop to scammers who wanted an elderly customer to lie about kitchen renovations, saving him from losing $10,000.

  • 12.04.2024
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  • Scams

NAB expands payment alert technology to target invoice scams

NAB will expand its suspicious payment alerts to target invoice and romance scams as new insights reveal Australians are willing to let their bank know and share more information about them and their banking to protect them from criminals.

  • 22.03.2024
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  • Scams

Love bomb reveals a romance scam

  • 21.03.2024
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  • Customers

$25 million dollar scam attempt foiled by NAB bankers

Every year, thousands of Australians are impacted by scams. From investment scams to invoice scams, they are becoming more sophisticated and have been growing exponentially over the past few years. It was this sophistication that almost cost NAB customer, John Smith $25 million.

  • 20.03.2024
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  • Scams

“No, mate, I’m not going to do it until I speak to somebody from NAB.”

This is the moment a scam savvy customer stopped a criminal in his tracks.   NAB customer Ray from NSW recognised the red flags of a scammer trying to impersonate the bank who was encouraging him to click a link in a text message.

  • 28.02.2024
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  • Customers

Getting the basics right for customers, industry and community

NAB CEO Ross McEwan delivered a speech at an ABA and TTBC event about strengthening the banking industry and delivering for customers.

  • 22.02.2024
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  • Scams

NAB warns social media ticket selling scams could make for a cruel summer

Music fans desperate to attend sold out concerts are being warned about criminals hacking social media accounts and selling bogus tickets to the victim’s unwitting friends.

  • 13.02.2024
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Romance scams on the rise: NAB shares top tips to avoid more than a broken heart

On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Aussies are being warned to remain vigilant for scammers, with NAB data revealing the number of customers reporting a romance scam has increased 29% year-on-year.

  • 08.02.2024
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