News and alerts

…WesternField Holdings Inc. carbon credit investment scams … Report financial scams to ASIC on 1300 300 360 or visit its website at www.asic.gov.au . You can also report this matter via the report a scam page on the SCAMwatch website. … Explore ASIC’s consumer website, MoneySmart, for more information about financial scams. WesternField Holdings Inc. is listed in ASIC’s ‘cold calling blacklist’ . Explore SCAMwatch to find out more information about investment scams and how you can protect yourself .…

…Looking for rental properties online? Watch out for scams! … property and their email address - many scams can be identified this way. Where possible, avoid paying via … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…

…Beijing Olympic Games tickets scams … News SCAMwatch is warning consumers to beware of Beijing Olympic Games tickets scams. SCAMwatch is warning consumers to beware of Beijing Olympic Games tickets scams. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating allegations that several websites which purport to sell Olympic … ) are scams; taking consumers’ money without supplying any tickets. These scams work by tricking consumers into believing that they are purchasing genuine games tickets. The websites can be sophisticated…

…Jackson and other celebrity scams … News SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be wary of spam emails that link to viruses and spyware embedded in songs, videos and pictures of celebrities. SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be on the look out for spam email scams that secretly install viruses and spyware onto your computer and removable drives … Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about spyware & key-loggers scams and learn how you can protect yourself against scammers.…

…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…

…Enjoy the Easter holiday—but watch out for Easter scams! … News Easter scams have become part of the ritual of using holidays and global/domestic events to trick Australians. Easter scams have become part of the ritual of using holidays and global/domestic events to trick Australians. Past experience shows that scammers will exploit people’s holiday cheer and … Top three scams to look out for:…

…Payment redirection scams cost Australian businesses $227 million last year … News Australian businesses lost $227 million to payment redirection scams in 2021, a 77 per cent increase compared to 2020, the ACCC’s latest Targeting Scams report reveals. Australian businesses lost $227 million to payment redirection scams in 2021, a 77 per cent increase compared to 2020, the ACCC’s … Top 5 scams by losses as reported by businesses in 2021 (Scamwatch data only)…

…Missed delivery, call or voicemail (Flubot) scams … News Since August 2021, many Australians have been getting scam text messages about tracking … of these messages, do not click or tap on the link. Since August 2021, many Australians have been getting scam text messages about missed calls, voicemails or deliveries. We’ve received over 16,000 reports of these scams…

…UNICEF—fake job offer and investment grants scams … as part of an ongoing ‘UNICEF investment grant’. These scams appear to be a mixture of charity scams that try to exploit the compassionate and generous nature of Australians and money transfer scams that … Find out more about money transfer schemes, business opportunity scams, SMS competition & trivia scams, charity scams and tips on how to protect yourself by visiting SCAMwatch. Report a scam through the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. Back to the SCAMwatch radar .…

…Romance baiting scams on the rise … and romance scams. Total losses are expected to be much higher and scammers are now using dating apps to lure victims into investment scams. Australians reported a record-breaking $37 million lost to Scamwatch last year for dating and romance scams. Total losses are expected to be much higher and scammers are now … In 2020, there were 7,314 reports of investment scams with losses over $66 million.…