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'Incredibly vulnerable' industry becomes new target for scammers

  • Heloise Vyas--ABC News (AU)
  • published date: 2026-07-06 21:16:13 UTC

Amidst a growing number of people taking up gig work to cope with high living costs, scammers are stealing the earnings of "already struggling" delivery drivers.

Andrew Rhodes is a tech-savvy 26-year-old who knows giving out personal information to unsolicited callers is a recipe for being scammed. However, while pulled over on the side of a road at 1:30am, … [+5890 chars]