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September 2010: SCAMwatch and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government are warning Australians of scammers who call offering fake government grants.
Updated September 2010: If you unexpectedly receive colourful travel brochures in the mail, be very suspicious if the package also contains scratchie card tickets.
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!
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.