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…Payment redirection scams cost Australian businesses $227 million last year … News Australian businesses lost $227 million to payment redirection scams in 2021, a 77 per cent increase compared to 2020, the ACCC’s latest Targeting Scams report reveals. Australian businesses lost $227 million to payment redirection scams in 2021, a 77 per cent increase compared to 2020, the ACCC’s … Top 5 scams by losses as reported by businesses in 2021 (Scamwatch data only)…
…Scam losses to culturally diverse communities, people with disability and Indigenous Australians almost doubled in 2021 … ), and people with disability, according to new data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report . “Scammers … of the community lose significantly more money to scams last year.” In 2021, Scamwatch received 4,958 reports from…
…News Losses to imposter bond investment scams have nearly tripled in the first half of this year with consumers losing over $20 million to these sophisticated scams. Losses to imposter bond investment scams … to these sophisticated scams. Imposter bond scams usually impersonate real financial companies or banks and claim … The ACCC shares investment scam reports with ASIC. The ACCC also shares scam reports…
…News Scamwatch is urging people to watch out for dating and romance scams after Australians … to watch out for dating and romance scams after Australians reported losing a record $56 million last year, an increase of 44 per cent. Over 3,400 reports were received about dating and romance scams in 2021, including…