Social engineering scams are on the rise in Australia, defrauding victims out of millions of dollars through manipulation tactics, according to Ruben Naiker, CFE. Naiker, who has more than two decades of experience as a forensic investigator, led a detailed presentation of social engineering cases in Australia during the 2023 ACFE Fraud Conference Asia-Pacific and detailed the variety of methods scammers are using to defraud sensitive information and money from unwitting targets.