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…Scams cost Australians over $630 million … News Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. There were more than … The 2019 Targeting Scams report includes data from Scamwatch, ACORN (ceased operating 30 Jun 2019), ReportCyber (commenced 1 Jul 2019), ACMA, ATO, Services Australia, WA Scamnet, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac and ANZ.…

…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…

…How this scams works … expensive phone bill you didn’t expect. Similar scams are perpetrated via email with links to online scam … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…

… number of SMS scams reported increase significantly. In 2009, SCAMwatch issued alerts about emerging SMS scams involving claims of huge lottery windfalls or fake prizes . More recently, scammers used SMS to … Check out SCAMwatch for more information about how to protect yourself , including a more in-depth look at SMS competition and trivia scams . If you would like to stop receiving telemarketing calls to your mobile or landline phone, sign up to the Do Not Call Register .…