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This Stay Smart Online Week, the ACCC is warning the community to watch out for common online scams they might encounter.
Nearly 6000 businesses reported being targeted by scams in 2016 according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Targeting Scams report, with losses totalling around $3.8 million, an increase of almost 31 per cent.
Watch out for fake parcel delivery scams arriving in your inbox this Christmas, after $80,000 was reported lost to the ACCC this year, with 1,360 complaints.
Scamwatch is warning of phone calls from scammers claiming to collect debts.
SCAMwatch is warning Australian businesses to beware of an invoice email scam seeking payment re-direction.
SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be on the lookout for energy billing scams currently doing the rounds.
SCAMwatch and Telstra are warning consumers to hang up the phone if they receive a call out of the blue from someone claiming there is a problem with their internet connection or computer.
SCAMwatch is warning small businesses to continue to be alert to the fake ‘Yellow Pages’ business directory scam.
SCAMwatch is warning small businesses to be alert as the fake ‘Yellow Pages’ business directory scam has resurfaced in Australia.
SCAMwatch is warning businesses to treat with caution unsolicited invitations to register or renew internet domain names in China and other countries.