News and alerts

…Scam alert: Fake celebrity online investment scams … News Scammers are creating lifelike impersonations (or 'deepfakes') of celebrities and public figures, who appear to be promoting 'quantum' or 'AI' online trading platforms. The people involved have not created these ads, the trading platforms are scams and you lose any money you 'invest'. … platform called 'Immediate Edge' and encourages others to do the same. The article is a scam article. Scammers create ads and fake news articles to get you to believe the celebrities actually use these scam…

…Spike in Centrelink scams … You can report scams to the ACCC via the Scamwatch report a scam page .  … For more information, visit the Scams page  on the Department of Human Services' website. Stay one step ahead of scammers, follow @Scamwatch_gov   on Twitter.…

…Beware high risk, no reward investment scams … to investment scams to the ACCC’s Scamwatch website, making it the most profitable of all the current scams. It is likely that losses are much higher as many victims do not report scams or contact other … investment scams and lose significantly more money than women. People aged 45 to 64 most commonly fall victim…

…Scams targeting Indigenous peoples nearly doubled in 2016 … News Scams targeting Indigenous peoples were at the highest level ever recorded according to the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report. Scams targeting Indigenous peoples were at the highest level ever recorded according to the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report. In 2016, the ACCC received 1499 reports…

…Scam alert: job scams on the rise … or recruiters offering work. The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning Australian job seekers to be on the lookout for employment-related scams. So far this year, scammers have stolen $19.6 million from people … reports show these scams are impacting students looking for part-time work, culturally and linguistically…

…Information about scams is now available in 12 languages … News The ACCC recently translated some useful information about scams in 12 languages other … and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently translated some useful information about scams in 12 languages…

…Scam alert: NASC impersonation scammers … News Criminals pretending they're from the National Anti-Scam Centre are calling people, saying your phone number is involved in a scam in China. … Criminals are calling people and pretending to be from the National Anti-Scam Centre. They tell you that your phone number is being used in a scam in China and offer to help you ‘clear your record…

…Steer clear of tax scams … News The ACCC is urging Australians to hang up on and delete tax scams after more than $1 million … is urging Australians to hang up on and delete tax scams after more than $1 million was reported lost to Scamwatch already this year, with over 300 people reporting that they lost money to tax scams in…

…Spot social media scams: National Consumer Fraud Week 2017 … Australians to help them ‘spot social media scams’. []During this year’s National Consumer Fraud Week (15 - 19 May), Scamwatch is providing advice to Australians to help them ‘spot social media scams’. Increasing numbers of Australians are encountering—and losing money to—scams on social media. If you use social media … Dating and romance scams…