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Scam alert: Social media scams

Scammers routinely take over or set up fake profiles on social media, messaging platforms and apps. Be aware of scammers using social media to contact you to steal personal and financial details.
9 Dec 2024
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Scam alert: Online shopping scams

Scammers are targeting online shoppers during the festive season, especially with Christmas shopping and Boxing Day sales. Criminals create fake websites to look like well-known brands.
4 Dec 2024
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Consumers and businesses warned of potential scams following CrowdStrike outage

The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning consumers and small businesses to be wary of unsolicited calls, emails or messages requesting they download a software patch or provide remote access to fix or protect their computer from the CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage.
20 Jul 2024
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Scam alert: NASC impersonation scammers

Criminals pretending they're from the National Anti-Scam Centre are calling people, saying your phone number is involved in a scam in China.
21 Jun 2024
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Scam alert: Hang up on remote access scammers

Criminals who contact you unexpectedly offering to help 'fix problems' with your account, phone or computer are causing increasing financial loss through remote access scams.
28 May 2024
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Scam alert: Fake business invoice scams

Scammers pretending to be real businesses are sending fake invoices to customers, with scam bank account details. These may seem to come from a business you expect an invoice from - but scammers have stolen their identity to steal your money.
4 Apr 2024
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