News and alerts

…Scam alert: Social media scams … Australians have lost more money to social media scams than any other contact method so far in 2024, according to Scamwatch reports. Over 6,000 people reported losing $58.3 million to social media scams … and apps to steal money and personal information. Scammers will also try investment scams, romance scams…

…Scam alert: Online shopping scams … . The National Anti-Scam Centre has removed or limited access to thousands of investment, phishing, and online shopping scam websites this year. About 50 per cent of fake or malicious websites taken down in the last 3 months have been running online shopping scams. … How to spot the scam…

…Monthly average losses to NBN scams almost triple in 2019 … News Australians are losing more money to NBN scams, with reported losses in 2019 already higher than the total of last year’s losses. Australians are losing more money to NBN scams, with reported … .” Common types of NBN scams include: Someone pretending to be from NBN Co or an internet provider calls…

…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…

…Scam alert: Fake business invoice scams … News Scammers pretending to be real businesses are sending fake invoices to customers, with scam bank account details. These may seem to come from a business you expect an invoice from - but scammers have stolen their identity to steal your money. … of these scams, but they can affect any type of business.  Scammers make these invoices look real by copying business logos and ABNs, making the scams harder to spot.…

…Scam alert: Jobs and 'side hustle' scams … News People looking for work are being warned to watch out for scam job or 'side hustle' ads on social media. … Scammers are using fake job ads to attract job seekers looking for extra income. Of all scam types, jobs and employment scams grew the fastest in 2023, costing Australians $24.7 million. This has almost tripled losses from these scams in 2022. These scams target people wanting to earn extra money through…

…Scam alert: job scams on the rise … or recruiters offering work. The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning Australian job seekers to be on the lookout for employment-related scams. So far this year, scammers have stolen $19.6 million from people … reports show these scams are impacting students looking for part-time work, culturally and linguistically…

…Scam alert: NASC impersonation scammers … News Criminals pretending they're from the National Anti-Scam Centre are calling people, saying your phone number is involved in a scam in China. … Criminals are calling people and pretending to be from the National Anti-Scam Centre. They tell you that your phone number is being used in a scam in China and offer to help you ‘clear your record…

…Scam alert: Hang up on remote access scammers … News Criminals who contact you unexpectedly offering to help 'fix problems' with your account, phone or computer are causing increasing financial loss through remote access scams. … or computer are causing increasing financial loss through remote access scams. Professional-sounding scammers…

…Consumers and businesses warned of potential scams following CrowdStrike outage … News The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning consumers and small businesses to be wary … to fix or protect their computer from the CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage. The National Anti-Scam Centre…