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…Warning about tax scams … News Tax scams seem to be everywhere at the moment and Scamwatch is warning people not to engage with phone calls or emails they receive threatening arrest or jail over unpaid tax debts. Tax scams … emails they receive threatening arrest or jail over unpaid tax debts. Reports of these scams have jumped…

…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…

…Threat and kidnap scams target Chinese community … News Scamwatch is warning the Chinese community in Australia to be wary about two frightening scams … frightening scams targeting them that involve threats of arrest, and extortion via fake kidnappings. In 2018, Scamwatch has received nearly 1700 reports about these scams, with losses totalling $1.15 million. Losses…

… 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…

… scams in Chinese languages .…