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Beware of NBN scams

…Beware of NBN scams … News SCAMwatch is warning consumers and businesses to be aware of NBN-related scams seeking to get your personal details or asking you to buy equipment you don’t need. SCAMwatch is warning consumers and businesses to be aware of NBN-related scams seeking to get your personal details or asking you to buy … How these scams work…
13 Mar 2015

Fake rebate scams on the rise

…Fake rebate scams on the rise … , investment return or even a bonus. Whatever the story, these scams always involve some government department … money and use this information to commit other scams.…
5 Mar 2015

Australians lose $45 million to scams in 2015

…Australians lose $45 million to scams in 2015 … million was reported lost to scams already this year and 45,000 complaints made. The Australian … after $45 million was reported lost to scams already this year and 45,000 complaints made. "Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attempts to get your money or personal details. Scams succeed…
13 Jul 2015

New Scamwatch site to help protect you from scams

…New Scamwatch site to help protect you from scams … tips to help you identify and avoid scams. Welcome to the new and improved Scamwatch website. We're here with all the latest news and tips to help you identify and avoid scams. It doesn't matter if … recognise and report scams from any device.…
11 Jul 2015

Indigenous consumers lost $740,000 to scams last year

21 May 2015

Australians lose over $80 million to scams in 2014

…Australians lose over $80 million to scams in 2014 … News ACCC's Targeting Scams Report reveals that 91,637 Australians scam complaints were made to the … Targeting Scams Report reveals that 91,637 Australians scam complaints were made to the ACCC last year, with $81,832,793 reported lost. Target scams snapshot 2014 - Infographic Targeting scams snapshot 2014…
18 May 2015

Beware of ransomware

… ransomware scams in 2015, compared to last year. Scamwatch is alerting consumers to a spike in the number of people falling victim to ransomware scams in 2015, compared to last year. The ACCC has already received approximately the same number of reports for malware and ransomware scams in 2015 as were reported for the whole…
11 Aug 2015

Don’t let scammers ‘tax' you this tax time

…How these scams work … Here are some common tax time scams to be aware of: … Tax refund scams –…
10 Aug 2015

Would you like to hear about how small businesses are being targeted by scammers?

… Public Accountants hosted a small business scams and cybercrime forum in Melbourne. The aim of the forum … : What characteristics and management practices make a business vulnerable to scams and cybercrime? How … You can report small business scams to the ACCC via the SCAMwatch report a scam page.…
9 Jun 2015

Beware of scammers continuing to pose as Microsoft with fake upgrade claims

…News Scamwatch is warning consumers to beware of scammers pretending to be from Microsoft, with the latest round of scams based around the current Microsoft Windows 10 system upgrade. Scamwatch is warning consumers to beware of scammers pretending to be from Microsoft, with the latest round of scams based around … How these scams work … You can report scams to the ACCC via the SCAMwatch  report a scam page. Report scam posts to the social networking platform that it appeared on, and help to spread the word by alerting family and friends.…
12 Oct 2015

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