Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to search

Warning: We've had reports of scammers using ACCC phone numbers to contact members of the public. They do this to steal personal information. The ACCC does not make calls from our reception numbers. If you receive a call claiming to be from the ACCC asking for personal information, do not provide this information and hang up. This issue is being investigated.

Close
Top utilities
  • News and alerts
  • In your language
Related sites
  • National Anti-Scam Centre
  • ACCC
Scamwatch logo Scamwatch logo Scamwatch logo Scamwatch logo
  • Types of scams
  • Stop. Check. Protect.
    • Help to spot and avoid scams
    • What to do if you've been scammed
    • Help someone who's being scammed
    • In your language - scam information
    • For First Nations peoples - scam information
  • Report a scam
  • Research and resources
    • Quiz - test your scam sense
    • Resources
      • Stop. Check. Protect. resources
      • Resources for First Nations peoples
    • The Little Book of Scams
    • Scam statistics
    • Targeting scams report
    • Scams Awareness Week 2025
      • Scam stories
  • About us
    • About Scamwatch
    • News and alerts
    • Contact us
    • Report a scam
Breadcrumb
  1. Home
  2. About us
Listen

News and alerts

37 results, showing 31 to 37

Beware of scammers – offering compensation for disrupted travel plans

…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.  …
11 May 2010

Telemarketing scam: your computer has a virus!

… Communications and Media Authority have issued a joint media release on phone scams .…
2 Jul 2010

Climate change grants and other government grants

…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 .…
17 Feb 2010

Selling goods through the internet or classifieds?

…Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about money transfer scams and how you can protect yourself. Back to the SCAMwatch radar .…
5 Jan 2010

TVI Express "money-making" venture

… scams designed to benefit the originators while taking advantage of later recruits. They operate on the…
19 May 2010

Scammers offer ‘guaranteed’ Australian visas

…The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) provides further detailed information on how to Protect Yourself from Migration Fraud .They have also issued a media release on migration scams [link no longer available]. DIAC also has a Using a Migration Agent in Australia flyer which has been…
8 Oct 2010

Happy win or just a scam?

…Euphoria Travelling Group brochure The two scratchies Christmas theme envelopes ‘Letter of guarantee’ Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about identity theft ; lottery, sweepstakes and competition scams (including fake prizes) and how you can protect yourself.   1 Recipients are provided with…
22 Jan 2010

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page « ‹
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Current page 4
RSS

Subscribe for email alerts on the latest scams.
 

Subscribe to email alerts
  • Buying or selling
    • Classified scams
    • Overpayment scams
    • False billing
    • Online shopping scams
    • Mobile premium services
  • Attempts to gain your personal information
    • Remote access scams
    • Identity theft
    • Phishing
    • Hacking
  • Unexpected money
    • Rebate scams
  • Travel, prizes and lottery scams
    • Travel prize scams
    • Scratchie scams
    • Travel, prizes and lottery scams
  • Investments
    • Betting & sports investment scams
    • Investment scams
  • Jobs & employment
    • Pyramid schemes
    • Jobs & employment scams
  • Fake charities
  • Dating & romance
  • Threats & extortion
  • 2010
    • December 2010
    • November 2010
    • October 2010
    • September 2010
    • August 2010
    • July 2010
    • June 2010
    • May 2010
    • April 2010
    • March 2010
    • February 2010
    • January 2010
  • Scam alerts

Is this page useful?

Thanks for your feedback.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission logo

Scamwatch Instagram Scamwatch Threads Scams Awareness videos on Youtube

The ACCC acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Australia on which we live and work. We acknowledge their connection to this Country and pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Footer menu

ACCC © Commonwealth of Australia
  • Privacy
  • Disclaimer
  • Accessibility
  • Vulnerability disclosure