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…Scams cost Australians over $630 million … News Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. There were more than … The 2019 Targeting Scams report includes data from Scamwatch, ACORN (ceased operating 30 Jun 2019), ReportCyber (commenced 1 Jul 2019), ACMA, ATO, Services Australia, WA Scamnet, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac and ANZ.…
…Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities … News Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers … annual Targeting Scams report , released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate…
… victims into paying for scams with Apple iTunes gift cards. The ACCC is warning people to be on the lookout for scammers who are trying to con their victims into paying for scams with Apple iTunes gift … : Tax scams – the scammer pretends to be from the Australian Taxation Office and claim there is…
…How these scams work … Here are some common tax time scams to be aware of: … Tax refund scams –…
… contacts about fake rebate scams in which the scammer claims to be from Centrelink or the Department of … How these scams work … , contact your bank or financial institution immediately,” Ms Rickard said. You can report scams to the ACCC…
… Consumer Action Law Centre (CALC) and the NSW Office of Fair Trading have been the target of these scams … provide your personal details—instead ask for their name and a contact number. Check with the organisation in question before calling back. As well as following these specific tips, find out how to protect yourself from all sorts of other scams. … Visit the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. Financial scams can also be reported to the Australian Investments and Securities Commission.…
…News SCAMwatch is again warning consumers to be on the lookout for bogus phone calls, emails and other scams relating to the government's economic stimulus package. SCAMwatch is again warning consumers to be on the lookout for bogus phone calls, emails and other scams relating to the government … Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about these types of scams (often called ‘phishing’ scams), learn how you can protect yourself against scammers or to report a scam.…
…Visit our Up-front payment scams page. SCAMwatch also previously released a radar on these scams – Refund scams: ATO taxes and bank fees . Stay one step ahead of scammers, follow @scamwatch_gov on Twitter or visit http://twitter.com/SCAMwatch_gov .…
…How these scams work … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…