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Joint action between three international regulators has thwarted a massive global phone scam, with US authorities winning court orders to close down and freeze funds of imposters posing as Microsoft employees offering to fix PC viruses.
SCAMwatch and the Australian Crime Commission Board are urging Australians to protect themselves from the growing threat of investment scams.
SCAMwatch is continuing to warn Australians to beware of scams delivered by phone with the ACCC receiving over 43,000 reports of scams perpetrated this way in 2011.
SCAMwatch has received reports of a new twist on the computer remote access scam with callers now claiming to be from (or affiliated with) Telstra or BigPond.
SCAMwatch, Microsoft and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) are warning Australians to continue to be wary of scam calls claiming that your computer is infected with a virus or is sending out error messages.
Don’t let a scammer scare you into believing your computer is infected with a virus.
The ACCC has quickly acted to stop the individuals behind TVI Express from enticing consumers to join its so called money-making venture.
SCAMwatch warns Australians to be wary of carbon credit ‘investment opportunities’ from WesternField Holdings Inc.
SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be extremely cautious about getting involved in business opportunity schemes that promise a lot of income for little or no effort.
SCAMwatch is warning consumers about fake job offers and investment grants sent by scammers in an attempt to steal personal information and money.