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Criminals are emailing people claiming they have hacked into their computers or webcams and have access to compromising images and videos of them. These criminals threaten victims saying they will release the images and videos unless they are paid.
Criminals are impersonating charities and offering fake financial assistance schemes to target people experiencing financial hardship.
Criminals are calling, emailing or messaging people and pretending to be from their bank so that they can steal your money.
This Scams Awareness Week (26 to 30 August) the National Anti-Scam Centre is encouraging Australians to speak up, share their experiences with others and to report scams to Scamwatch.
The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning consumers and small businesses to be wary of unsolicited calls, emails or messages requesting they download a software patch or provide remote access to fix or protect their computer from the CrowdStrike/Microsoft outage.
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 who contact you unexpectedly offering to help 'fix problems' with your account, phone or computer are causing increasing financial loss through remote access scams.
The National Anti-Scam Centre releases its third quarterly update and reports on its first fusion cell.
Scammers pretending to be real businesses are sending fake invoices to customers, with scam bank account details. These may seem to come from a business you expect an invoice from - but scammers have stolen their identity to steal your money.
The National Anti-Scam Centre has released its second quarterly update (October – December 2023).