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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
Aussie veterans targeted by scam
September 2010: SCAMwatch is warning veterans to be cautious of potential scammers posing as representatives from the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).
Pedigree pups at prices too good to be true
September 2010: SCAMwatch is again warning consumers to be cautious of classified ads for pedigree pups at prices that are too good to be true.

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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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