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Beware of scam websites making fake claims of government affiliation

…These scams operate through websites which charge a fee for services offered freely or at a lower cost by government or charge for services they never end up delivering. This scam commonly targets registrations and renewals, for services such as: business registrations grants tax file numbers travel … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … SCAMwatch has issued previous radars and a media release on scams which impersonate government: September 2011 - ACCC media release - International internet sweep targets websites with false sponsorships July 2011: Beware of scam calls offering carbon tax compensation payments May 2011: Scammers pose as…
26 Aug 2011
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  • 2011
    • August 2011
      • 26 August 2011
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