Crime Stoppers Victoria Podcast

Tune in to our latest podcast episode: 'Defending Your Online Investments' featuring special guests from BankVic and Equity Mates. Australians lost a staggering $292,623,743 to online investment scams in 2023. Despite this alarming loss, many of these scams often go unreported, with only 8,681 reports received by Scamwatch in the same year. This highlights the need for greater awareness and understanding of the issue.  Learn expert tips on safeguarding your finances in the digital world. Listen now and secure your financial future!Featured Experts:Paul Colville (Senior Fraud & Anti-Money laundering Consultant - BankVic).Alec Renehan (Equity Mates)

Crime Stoppers Victoria and Victoria Police present, 'Coercive Control & The Changing Face of Family Violence.’ Following an eye opening podcast with Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Lauren Callaway on financial abuse, Crime Stoppers Victoria was keen to further explore the topic. In this second podcast on coercive control, A.C Callaway shares valuable insights to those who may be in a toxic relationship. Learn more about the constantly changing face of traditional family violence and coercive control. 

Crime Stoppers Victoria and partner BankVic, 'Escaping Financial Abuse.'In this podcast we are joined by Chelsea Tobin, CEO of Safe Steps with a background in psychology commerce strategy and research Chelsea brings extensive knowledge and experience in making communities stronger through the delivery of services that build supportive, resilient, and more inclusive practices within domestic violence.

Crime Stoppers Victoria and partner BankVic, bring you, 'What is Financial Abuse?'This podcast provides an exploration of the complex dynamics of financial abuse, with a focus on coercive control and its significant impacts. Our guest Lauren Callaway is currently leading family violence, sexual assault and child abuse responses for Victoria Police.

Join Crime Stoppers Victoria's Brad Swain and Vision Australia Radio's Peter Greco as they discuss Crime Stoppers' National Illicit Drugs campaign. As Australia's most trusted information service, Crime Stoppers Australia encourages residents to actively share what they know about the manufacture and supply of illegal drugs. When you contact us anonymously, the criminals will never know it was you who spoke up. Learn more about the campaign here. --Report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au or call 1800 333 000If you see something, if you know something, say something!

Crime Stoppers Victoria has teamed up with Victoria Police and BankVic to produce a new podcast series, ‘Spotting a Scam’. Episode three focuses on hacking, remote access scams and the importance of password hygiene.Why are hacking and remote access scams becoming the fastest-growing scam types? Listen to find out more.Ella Gvildys from Crime Stoppers Victoria interviews experts, Detective Superintendent Jane Welsh of Victoria Police Cybercrime division and Shane Kuret, Chief Information Officer at BankVic to help us further understand online scams.