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…Watch out for holiday season scams … News Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. “Scammers will … personal information,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. Here are three common holiday season scams…

…Beware of phone scams – 2011 Targeting Scams report … News SCAMwatch is continuing to warn Australians to beware of scams delivered by phone with the ACCC receiving over 43,000 reports of scams perpetrated this way in 2011. SCAMwatch is continuing to warn Australians to beware of scams delivered by phone with the ACCC receiving over 43,000 reports of … Targeting Scams report snapshot:…

…Scratchie card scams continue … News SCAMwatch continues to receive reports about scams involving scratchie cards received in the mail. SCAMwatch continues to receive reports about scams involving scratchie cards received in the mail. At the beginning of 2010, SCAMwatch warned consumers about the Euphoria Travelling Group and its mail … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…

…Casino telemarketing scams … News SCAMwatch warns casino telemarketing scams are still active If you receive a call from overseas asking you to participate in a survey about casinos or gambling or inviting you to a party or … consumers about these types of scams—stay one step ahead of scammers by being aware of their tactics…

…Scammers targeting victims again through money recovery scams … -front payment, following a spike in reports of money recovery scams. Scamwatch is warning people … of money recovery scams. These scams target people who have already lost money to a previous scam…

…Government impersonation scams on the rise … News There has been an increase in scams reported during tax time such as text messages claiming … . Australians are being urged to watch out for government impersonation scams with over $1.26 million lost from…

…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…

… a present from someone through the post.” Watch out for three common holiday season scams: Travel scams … 1750 reports. Online shopping scams: scammers will set up believable looking online stores to trick … months, with more than 6440 reports. Parcel delivery scams: with millions of packages moving across the…

…News SCAMwatch is reminding people to beware of online scams – surveys, emails and social-media … other personal information. SCAMwatch is reminding people to beware of online scams – surveys, emails … receive complaints about possible scams misusing the Woolworths name and logo, going under such titles as…