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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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See their stories to find out more about how SCAMS TARGET YOU

SCAMwatch radar
Telstra warns of email scam targeting BigPond customers
September 2010: Don’t let scam emails fool you into providing your personal details.
Beware of ‘green scheme’ scammers!
August 2010: Consumers are urged to beware of scammers who call offering rebates on energy efficient initiatives.

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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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