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Erase your hard drive before disposing of old computers
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Beware of carbon price scams
May 2012: SCAMwatch is warning consumers and businesses to be on the look out for carbon price scams.
Beware of native language call scams
May 2012: SCAMwatch is advising consumers to beware of scammers who call, speaking in the consumer's native language and requesting money.
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2011 Targeting Scams Report released
The ACCC has released its 2011 Targeting Scams Report - the third annual report into scam activity and consumer fraud affecting Australians.
New ACCC guidelines for dating websites
The ACCC has launched guidelines to help dating websites protect their users from scams.
ACFT scams survey 2012
The ACFT would like to know about any scams that you have received and how you have responded to them.
Scam awareness videos
View scams awareness videos on a variety of topics including internet and social media scams, tax scams, identity theft, card skimming and smartphone scams.
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