Impersonating Australian Federal Police Cyber Security Unit Scam

ImpersonationPhone call
Reported Jan 29, 2026
What happened

So someone called me saying they are from Australian Federal Police Cyber Security Unit and they have just nabbed a criminal who had my identity details. Then they asked me all sorts of questions about my banking details etc. I immediately started recording the call to be safe. They then sent me an email from Cyber.gov.au with a one time password to prove it was them ( not sure how they managed to do this). They asked if I have crypto (which seems to be their key focus) and if I have any crypto accounts with any platforms.

Scammer details
Date of scam2026-01-29
Scammer nameAdam Taylor
OrganisationAustralian Federal Police Cyber Security Unit
Email used..
Website ..
Postal address-
Phone used +61 0370580121
Asked forpersonal_identity, crypto
Asked to take over computerNo