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Scammers are online this Christmas trying to con you with emails suggesting there’s a missed parcel you need to pay a re-delivery fee for, but if you fall for it your present will be heartache, a lighter wallet, the risk of identity theft or the risk of ransomware.

Ruslan Kogan, the e-tail entrepreneur building his own brand on the back of value and cunning stunts, could have chosen a man called Con to cut the cable but didn't, continuing to cut the 'cable con' on his own.

When Karen listed her seven year old Ford Focus on carsguide.com.au, part of the prominent News network devoted to buying and selling cars, she hoped for interested buyers. Instead, all she got was the tired old overpayment scam.