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Protect your credit card details from lottery scammers

… letter. Many well-known scams can be found this way. If you think you have provided your banking or … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … See our lottery and competition scams section for more information. SCAMwatch has also previously issued radars on lottery and fake prize scams: January 2011: Won a new car in promotion you didn't enter? September 2009: It’s not all Pink and rosy—celebrity scams on the rise! August 2009: Grand Sands Casino fake…
25 Oct 2011

New round of scam scratchie cards in the mail

… offer or request is genuine. Search the company’s name on the internet as many scams can be identified … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … Read more about lottery and sweepstake scams and unexpected ‘prizes’ . SCAMwatch has also issued the following radars and media release on scratchie scams in the past: October 2010: Media release…
22 Aug 2011

Won a new car in promotion you didn't enter?

…Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about how to protect yourself against scams including lottery and sweepstake scams, unexpected 'prize' scams  and mobile phone scams . For information about spam (unwanted text messages and emails) visit the website of the Australian Communications and Media Authority…
28 Jan 2011

Beware of scam gift voucher & product offers on social networking sites

…You see a post on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter offering free gift vouchers or products. Recent scams have offered fake vouchers for supermarkets and coffee shops. Other have … this Twitter information on how to re-secure your page . Similar scams also are perpetrated via email … using the exact wording of the offer as many social media scams can be identified this way. Keep your…
4 Nov 2011
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