Show Notes
Meta made $16 billion from scam ads in 2024 and with technology evolving so rapidly, even the AFP is struggling to stay ahead of the criminals. Gabby Lewis (Head of Fraud & Financial Crime at Swyftx) joins us today to discuss the measures we can take to secure our money, how to avoid being scammed, and the dark truth behind the organisations that are doing the scamming.
This is an important episode for anyone holding money digitally in 2026… which is almost all of us.
You’ll hear:
00:00 - AI voice scam: Only 3 seconds needed to clone your voice
05:36 - Why these scams are so hard to detect
07:35 - AFP impersonation scam explained
11:05 - 400+ scam compounds in Philippines
19:15 - 10% of Meta’s revenue came from scam ads in 2024
24:02 - National Anti-Scam Center: How Australia is fighting back
… and much more!
You can find more from Gabby over on LinkedIn
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