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…Scam alert: Investment bonds scam … investment bonds. They will also use your personal details to commit other scams. The National Anti-Scam Centre works with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) to remove investment scam … How to spot the scam…

…Consumers urged to be wary of celebrity endorsement scams … News People are increasingly being caught out by celebrity endorsement scams, with reports to … are increasingly being caught out by celebrity endorsement scams, with reports to Scamwatch increasing 400 per cent and losses increasing a staggering 3,800 per cent so far in 2018. These scams often…

…Business losses to scams up 23 per cent … ACCC’s latest Targeting scams report – a 23 per cent increase compared to 2016. Scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting scams report … businesses about scams in 2017. Businesses that fell victim to scammers lost an average of nearly $11,000…

…Beware high risk, no reward investment scams … to investment scams to the ACCC’s Scamwatch website, making it the most profitable of all the current scams. It is likely that losses are much higher as many victims do not report scams or contact other … investment scams and lose significantly more money than women. People aged 45 to 64 most commonly fall victim…

…Don't be lured into binary options scams … News Scamwatch is warning investors to beware of binary trading scams that lure you in with the opportunity to make money through asset price movement. Scamwatch is warning investors to beware of binary trading scams that lure you in with the opportunity to make money through asset price movement. So far … How these scams work…

…Business opportunity scams … , find out how to protect yourself from all sorts of scams on SCAMwatch. … If you have received information about a business opportunity that sounds like these scams, or you have responded to an offer and you now suspect it is a scam, you can report a scam  through SCAMwatch. You should also spread the word to your friends, family and colleagues to protect them.…

…Australians are losing more money to investment scams … News Australians lost over $205 million to scams between 1 January and 1 May, a 166 per cent … $205 million to scams between 1 January and 1 May, a 166 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, according to new data from Scamwatch. The true losses to scams are likely to be much higher…

…WesternField Holdings Inc. carbon credit investment scams … Report financial scams to ASIC on 1300 300 360 or visit its website at www.asic.gov.au . You can also report this matter via the report a scam page on the SCAMwatch website. … Explore ASIC’s consumer website, MoneySmart, for more information about financial scams. WesternField Holdings Inc. is listed in ASIC’s ‘cold calling blacklist’ . Explore SCAMwatch to find out more information about investment scams and how you can protect yourself .…

…UNICEF—fake job offer and investment grants scams … as part of an ongoing ‘UNICEF investment grant’. These scams appear to be a mixture of charity scams that try to exploit the compassionate and generous nature of Australians and money transfer scams that … Find out more about money transfer schemes, business opportunity scams, SMS competition & trivia scams, charity scams and tips on how to protect yourself by visiting SCAMwatch. Report a scam through the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. Back to the SCAMwatch radar .…

…Romance baiting scams on the rise … and romance scams. Total losses are expected to be much higher and scammers are now using dating apps to lure victims into investment scams. Australians reported a record-breaking $37 million lost to Scamwatch last year for dating and romance scams. Total losses are expected to be much higher and scammers are now … In 2020, there were 7,314 reports of investment scams with losses over $66 million.…