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Welcome to SCAMwatch - a site to help you recognise, report and protect yourself from scams. Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about the scams that target you or your small business.

SCAMwatch is a website owned and maintained by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and is also the campaign portal for the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce.

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SCAMwatch radar
Scratchie card scams continue
July 2010: SCAMwatch continues to receive reports about scams involving scratchie cards received in the mail.
End of Financial Year: directory and fax back scams targetting small businesses
June 2010: With the end of the financial year upon us, small businesses across Australia are busy tidying up their financial affairs. However, this time is not only busy for business, but for scamm...

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Victim stories and latest news
Think Fraud! Global Day of Action 1 June
Australian law enforcement agencies are working together with their international counterparts to alert consumers to the dangers of advance fee fraud as part of the Global Day of Action—Think Fraud!

How online romances cost Melba and Paul more than their hearts
Melba lost her life savings to a man she met on the internet. Paul lost $200,000 to a woman he met on an online dating website when he was led to believe that he was helping her and her village.

 

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