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…Avoid 2012 London Olympics accommodation scams … News SCAMwatch is joining the UK Metropolitan Police Service in warning of online accommodation booking scams in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. SCAMwatch is joining the UK Metropolitan Police Service in warning of online accommodation booking scams in the lead up to the London 2012 … accommodation scams, scammers have posed as property owners, booking agents, or landlords and posted fake copies…
… tickets. Fans should also be on the lookout for fake ticketing websites or email scams that falsely claim … similar warnings about online ticket scams for the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, as well as a warning about online flight ticket scams in November 2010. … email scams that make false claims about being part of an official event ticket lottery, prize draw or competition. These scams will often request additional payments or personal information to secure tickets.…
… receive the goods and will not be able to contact the seller. Online auction scams operate in a similar … An item is advertised on an online classifieds site at a very low price, often lower than comparable items advertised on the same website. The seller often claims to be overseas. For online auction scams, the seller will ask you to complete the sale outside of the auction site, e.g. by electronic … recover money sent this way. Do an internet search using the exact wording in the ad—many well-known scams…
… names; many well-known scams can be identified this way. Before committing to buy a smartphone or … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … See our classified scams page for more information on this type of scam. Stay one step ahead of scammers, follow @SCAMwatch_gov on Twitter or visit http://twitter.com/SCAMwatch_gov .…
…You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … For official birth, death, marriage or divorce certificates, visit your relevant State or Territory registries: Australian Birth, Death & Marriages Registries . Check out our ‘Pharming’ scams page which deals with similar approaches. SCAMwatch has also issued previous radars and a media release on scams which…
…You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … SCAMwatch has issued a previous radar on energy scams: August 2010: Beware of 'green scheme' scammers The Australian Government offers genuine rebates for the installation of solar panels and individual states and territories may also offer ongoing feed-in tariff programs. For further information on…
…You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…