https://ramanbhalla.com/tags/telcos/ Recent content in Telcos on Connected-Boxes Hugo en-us Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:46:48 +1100 https://ramanbhalla.com/posts/post2-scam-prevention-framework/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:46:48 +1100 https://ramanbhalla.com/posts/post2-scam-prevention-framework/ <h2 id="scams-are-real-and-theyre-everywhere">Scams are real, and they&rsquo;re everywhere<a class="anchor" href="#scams-are-real-and-theyre-everywhere">#</a></h2> <p>Who hasn&rsquo;t heard of scams? Many of us have. For most of the lucky ones, it&rsquo;s just news we&rsquo;ve heard. It&rsquo;s not close or personal. But they are very real - In Australia in 2024, people lost $2.7 billion of their hard-earned money to scams.</p> <h2 id="what-exactly-is-a-scam">What exactly is a scam?<a class="anchor" href="#what-exactly-is-a-scam">#</a></h2> <p>Legally, scams and fraud are different terms. While fraud is broader, scams typically involve two scenarios:</p>