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…Refund scams: ATO taxes and bank fees … News If you receive a call or email claiming you’re entitled to reclaim overpaid tax or bank fees, ignore it – these scams are doing the rounds. If you receive a call or email claiming you’re entitled to reclaim overpaid tax or bank fees, ignore it – these scams are doing the rounds. The scammer will … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. You can report suspicious or unsolicited emails (spam) to the Australian Communications and Media Authority .…

…Switch over to digital television is ripe for scams…

…You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. You can also call the GrantsLINK call centre on 1800 026 222 if you have received a suspicious call about grants. … For more information about how you can protect yourself, check out the Requests for your account information ('phishing' scams) and Up-front payment scams pages on SCAMwatch. The Department of Infrastructure … the Australian Communications and Media Authority have issued a joint media release about phone scams .…

…You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. You can report suspicious or unsolicited emails and SMS (spam) to the Australian Communications and Media Authority . Spam SMS can be forwarded directly to the ACMA on their Spam SMS hotline – 0429 999 888. … Check out SCAMwatch for more information about how to protect yourself , as well as steering clear of phishing , upfront payment and unexpected ‘prize’ scams. The ACCC and the Australian Communications and Media Authority have issued a joint media release on phone scams .…

…Refer to the alert released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for more information about the circulating scam. [link no longer available] Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about scams that commonly target Australians (such as phishing scams ) and learn how you can protect yourself against scammers.  …

…For more information on this scam, visit the Commonwealth Grants Commission. Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about phishing and advance fee fraud scams , and learn how you can protect yourself against scammers .…