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…News Have you recently received a spam email offering you work as a 'transfer manager' or 'financial' manager for an overseas company? These 'job offers' are scams! The SCAMwatch radar has picked up … always scams! They are mostly fronts for upfront payment scams, money transfer scams or a pyramid scheme…

…News SCAMwatch is warning consumers that sports ‘investment’ schemes are just another form of gambling and are often outright scams. SCAMwatch is warning consumers that sports ‘investment’ schemes are just another form of gambling and are often outright scams. Don’t be fooled by the sales spin—they are … Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about investment scams (get-rich-quick schemes) and how you can protect yourself .…

… investment scams. Don’t be enticed by reports of past performance or graphs showing high returns. Scammers … Explore SCAMwatch to find out ways to protect yourself and more information about lottery and competition , investment and upfront payment scams .…

…News There is no guaranteed way to make money from betting on the horses— but there are some scammers around who want you to believe that there is. Lately, SCAMwatch has seen a rush of horseracing betting scams . These are scams where a company will offer to send you winning tips every day, or even…

…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 Investment scams reported to Scamwatch have cost Australians over $70 million in the first … losses are set to reach $140 million by the end of the year. Investment scams reported to Scamwatch have … from Scamwatch shows a 53.4 per cent increase in reports about investment scams received so far, up…

… scams designed to benefit the originators while taking advantage of later recruits. They operate on the…

…Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about investment scams (get-rich-quick schemes), identity theft and tips on how to protect yourself .…

…Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about investment scams (get-rich-quick schemes) and how you can protect yourself .…

… with new superannuation scams being reported to Scamwatch in recent weeks. Scammers are now trying to exploit Australians financially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis with new superannuation scams being … of these scams, but no reported losses. In most cases the scammers are seeking to obtain personal information … Any suspicious behaviour relating to superannuation can be reported to ASIC through its online complaint form . For more information on superannuation scams visit the ASIC’s MoneySmart website . See our Superannuation early-access scams fact sheet  to find out more about how scammers are taking advantage…