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SCAMwatch is warning those looking for love online not to fall for scammers this Valentine’s Day.
Joint action between three international regulators has thwarted a massive global phone scam, with US authorities winning court orders to close down and freeze funds of imposters posing as Microsoft employees offering to fix PC viruses.
SCAMwatch is continuing to warn Australians to beware of scams delivered by phone with the ACCC receiving over 43,000 reports of scams perpetrated this way in 2011.
SCAMwatch has received reports of a new twist on the computer remote access scam with callers now claiming to be from (or affiliated with) Telstra or BigPond.
SCAMwatch, Microsoft and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) are warning Australians to continue to be wary of scam calls claiming that your computer is infected with a virus or is sending out error messages.
If you meet someone special online, be careful: scammers use online dating websites too but they’re not genuinely after your love, only your money!
Don’t let a scammer scare you into believing your computer is infected with a virus.
SCAMwatch is warning those looking for love online to be wary of dating and romance scams.
Valentine's Day is here again, but unwary romantics beware … you could end up losing more than your heart if you fall for a fraud.