SYDNEY: Australians were fleeced out of more than Aus$93 million ($90 million) last year by scammers, and officials said on Monday that they believe it was just the tip of the iceberg.

The money people lost was up nine percent on the previous year with a big jump in online shopping scams, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said in a new report.

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