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…Watch out for holiday season scams … News Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. “Scammers will … personal information,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. Here are three common holiday season scams…
…Consumers urged to be wary of celebrity endorsement scams … News People are increasingly being caught out by celebrity endorsement scams, with reports to … are increasingly being caught out by celebrity endorsement scams, with reports to Scamwatch increasing 400 per cent and losses increasing a staggering 3,800 per cent so far in 2018. These scams often…
…Business losses to scams up 23 per cent … ACCC’s latest Targeting scams report – a 23 per cent increase compared to 2016. Scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting scams report … businesses about scams in 2017. Businesses that fell victim to scammers lost an average of nearly $11,000…
… invoices as reports of business email compromise (BEC) scams to Scamwatch have grown by a third this year … reports of business email compromise (BEC) scams to Scamwatch have grown by a third this year. “This is … too late,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. BEC scams occur when a hacker gains access to…
… ACCC began reporting on scam activity. According to the ACCC’s ninth annual Targeting scams report … losses to scams have totalled more than $300 million and demonstrates the increasing impact of scams on Australians. Investment scams topped the losses at $64 million, an increase of more than 8 per cent. Dating…
… men to get caught out by these scams. A key sign you may be dealing with a puppy scammer is in the … pet shop.” People can report puppy scams to Scamwatch . They can also follow @scamwatch_gov on Twitter and subscribe to Scamwatch radar alerts to keep up to date with advice for avoiding the latest scams…
… reports of fake billing scams in the last 12 months, with reported losses of close to $8000. “The scammers…