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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.
SCAMwatch radar
Fake rental properties and shared accommodation listings
August 2008: SCAMwatch is warning prospective tenants to be wary when responding to rental properties advertised on the net where the 'owner' makes various excuses as to why you can't inspect the p...
Airline ticketing scam emails which may cause computer viruses
August 2008: SCAMwatch is warning consumers to beware of an airline ticketing scam that can download malicious software onto your computer.

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Victim stories
How an international money transfer scam targeted Lynne’s small business
Victim story: Lynne was asked to transfer money overseas to pay for a booking agent’s ‘commission’. The credit card details provided to Lynne were stolen, and the agent was a scammer.

The holiday ‘prize’ which nearly cost Nicole thousands of dollars
Victim story: Nicole thought she had won the holiday of a lifetime. What happened next made her wish she had never called the phone number to claim her ‘prize’.