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Beware of distress emails targeting the APY lands
January 2012: SCAMwatch and South Australian Government Consumer and Business Services(CBS) are warning people throughout the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands to beware of scam dis...
Beware fake Australian Government climate change website
December 2011: SCAMwatch is warning Australian consumers to beware of a fake website pretending to be the official Australia Government Department of Climate Change website.


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ACFT scams survey 2012
The ACFT would like to know about any scams that you have received and how you have responded to them.

$2.7 million penalty for fake "Yellow Pages" directory scam
The Federal Court has imposed penalties totalling $2.7 million against two overseas companies for sending thousands of Australian businesses misleading faxes and invoices in an attempt to obtain subscriptions to their online business directories.

Scam awareness videos
View new scam awareness videos launched as part of the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce's 2011 National Consumer Fraud Week campaign.

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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