Search Sort by: DateRelevance Watch out for holiday season scams Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. 11 Dec 2018 Beware scammers wanting access to your computer and bank account Scammers are increasingly catching out people by impersonating well-known businesses or the police so they can get access to computers and steal money or banking information. 27 Aug 2018 Australians lost $340 million to scammers in 2017 Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity. 21 May 2018 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 4 Hacking 1 Identity theft 1 Phishing 1 Remote access scams 2 Buying or selling 7 Classified scams 1 False billing 4 Online shopping scams 2 Dating & romance 3 Fake charities 1 Investments 3 Investment scams 3 Jobs & employment 1 Jobs & employment scams 1 Threats & extortion 7 Threats to life, arrest or other 4 Unexpected money 2 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 2 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 1 Travel prize scams 1 Date 2018 3 December 2018 1 August 2018 1 May 2018 1 News type Media releases 2 Features 1 Subscribe
Watch out for holiday season scams Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. 11 Dec 2018
Beware scammers wanting access to your computer and bank account Scammers are increasingly catching out people by impersonating well-known businesses or the police so they can get access to computers and steal money or banking information. 27 Aug 2018
Australians lost $340 million to scammers in 2017 Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity. 21 May 2018
