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Hundreds of Australians have been preyed upon by what appears to be a growing scheme to sell shipping containers. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3LZb4w8 According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Scamwatch data, the container scam is growing rapidly. The ACCC said consumers lost $1.8 million to shipping container scams in 2022, with 499 incidents reported. That is up from $782,000 in losses in 2021, following a global shortage of the product. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia