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… Valentine’s Day as data shows these scams are increasingly happening through social media and dating apps … shows these scams are increasingly happening through social media and dating apps. “Scammers tend to go … Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. Women are particularly at risk to losing money to romance scams with…
…Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities … News Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers … annual Targeting Scams report , released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate…
…Culturally and linguistically diverse community lose $22 million to scams in 2020, reports from Indigenous Australians up by 25 per cent … Targeting Scams report released earlier this week shows losses to the CALD community represented a 60 per … to scams affecting culturally and linguistically diverse communities,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said…
… scams in 2017 with more than 3700 reports. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. Women lost … people lost $9.7 million to dating and romance scams through social media – an increase of nearly 30 per … recordings to blackmail their victims. For more advice on how to avoid dating and romance scams, visit…
… to report dating and romance scams and more than $25 million was lost: the largest amount of money … scams increased by more than a third in 2016 and, sadly, the amount of money reported lost has also … dating and romance scams, visit our Dating and romance page. Protect yourself Never provide your…
… relationship scams continues to be a significant concern with total losses for dating and romance scams this … social media is being used to facilitate fraudulent activity.” “So far we see dating and romance scams … them to send money overseas. The scams are equally targeting men and women,” Ms Rickard said. Most…
…News SCAMwatch is warning consumers with a disability to be on guard against scams – unfortunately … warning consumers with a disability to be on guard against scams – unfortunately, scammers target people whom they think may be vulnerable to try and take advantage of them. Some common scams reported by … How these scams work…
… illness, injury, or a family crisis to play on your heart strings. Online dating and romance scams cheat … How these scams work … See SCAMwatch’s Online Dating and Romance Scams section for more information on how these scams work and how to avoid them. You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…
…How these scams work … For more information on how these scams work, check out the dating and romance scams page on SCAMwatch. SCAMwatch has previously issued the following radars on dating and romance scams: Protect your wallet and your heart this Valentine’s Day Valentines Day - Don’t fall head-over-heels for a scammer…
…News SCAMwatch is warning those looking for love online to be wary of dating and romance scams. SCAMwatch is warning those looking for love online to be wary of dating and romance scams. SCAMwatch has received hundreds of complaints about online dating and romance scams. Scammers target victims by creating … Visit victim stories to learn more about real life dating and romance experiences and learn how to recognise and spot scams. Find out more about dating and romance scams on SCAMwatch and read the ACCC Media Release .…