Telstra has established a new scam-reporting national phone number as the number of scams skyrockets.

Telstra Regional Manager Boyd Brown spoke with Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR Afternoons.

“We blocked 300 million scam SMS’ in the last 12 months, so it’s huge; that’s 1500 each and every minute of the day,” Mr Brown said.

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For more information on how to report scams as a Telstra customer, click here: https://exchange.telstra.com.au/7226-scam-sms-reporting/