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… 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.…

…How these scams work … You can report immigration fraud matters to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection through their Immigration Dob-In Service . You can report scams to the ACCC via the Scamwatch report a scam page.…

…News SCAMwatch has seen a steady increase in reports about lottery scams, particularly from older … reports about lottery scams , particularly from older Australians. These scams generally arrive through … ) and advise you that you have won a big prize. These scams will generally tell you to send money (for…

…://www.donotcall.gov.au/ . The ACCC and ACMA have issued a joint media release about phone scams . For more information about how you can protect yourself from scams like this one, check out the Up-front payment scams page…

… never actually visit and will continue to request more money from you.   Online dating and romance scams … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … Check out our Dating and romance scams page on SCAMwatch for more information. You can also read romance scam victims’ stories - Georgina's facebook fiancé leaves her flat broke . SCAMwatch has issued the following radars on dating and romance scams in the past: •  Be my Valentine •  Beware of the…

…How these scams work … You can report scams to the ACCC via the SCAMwatch report a scam page.…

…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.…

…You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … For official birth, death, marriage or divorce certificates, visit your relevant State or Territory registries: Australian Birth, Death & Marriages Registries . Check out our ‘Pharming’ scams page which deals with similar approaches. SCAMwatch has also issued previous radars and a media release on scams which…

…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 .…

… cover stories for money transfer scams. Consumers who take up these offers will be scammed. In some … scams or crimes. When the authorities chase the money trail, it leads straight to the 'employee'. The … be followed, and consumers should not reply to it. Find out more about money transfer scams and work…