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Help prevent serious financial crime

What to look for and how you can report.

Published 17 September 2024

Make a tip-off

The SFCT is committed to tackling illegal activity and behaviour of concern. If you are concerned that you or someone you know is doing the wrong thing, you can confidentially tell us about it.

To report any known or suspected illegal behaviour you can either:

  • complete the tip-off form
  • phone us on the ATO Tip-off hotline on 1800 060 062.

Serious Financial Crime Identikit

Serious Financial Crime Identikit. Hand with puppet strings attached.

You can help us stop serious financial criminals by being aware of how they operate.

We've developed the Serious Financial Crime Identikit to help Australians better understand:

  • how serious financial crime affects the community
  • the kinds of criminals involved
  • the warning signs to look out for.

The kit features a series of personas that describe the different roles played by criminals involved in serious financial crime, how they can be spotted and what to do if you see something suspicious.

It also includes a checklist of the main warning signs, plus tips for protecting yourself from cybercrime.

Download and share the Serious Financial Crime Identikit

You can download the Serious Financial Crime Identikit and fact sheets. Share this information with your network to encourage others to keep an eye out for suspicious activity:

Fact sheets

Podcast

Our podcast discussion about serious financial crime features:

  • Will Day (ATO Deputy Commissioner and former SFCT Chief)
  • Dr Rick Brown (Deputy Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology), and
  • host Emily Webb (Crime author and co-host of the Australian True Crime Podcast).

Listen to the Tax inVoice podcast: Lying, cheating thievesExternal Link.

 

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