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…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…
…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: 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…
…Beware of NBN scams … News SCAMwatch is warning consumers and businesses to be aware of NBN-related scams seeking to get your personal details or asking you to buy equipment you don’t need. SCAMwatch is warning consumers and businesses to be aware of NBN-related scams seeking to get your personal details or asking you to buy … How these scams work…
…Beware of immigration scams … News SCAMwatch and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship are warning people who have migrated to Australia or are currently temporary visa holders to be cautious of immigration-related scams … Australia or are currently temporary visa holders to be cautious of immigration-related scams. These scams…