Black Friday is on the horizon which means millions of Australians will be hunting for sales and discounts.

As a results, everyone needs to remain on high alert for the scammers trying to take advantage of unaware consumers.

Detective Acting Chief Superintendent Craig McGrath from the Finance and Cyber Crime Group told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'in the last quarter we lost about $49 million across Queensland for various types of scams.'

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