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Screenshot of social media event promoting a scam. Heading reads 'We are looking for staff to assemble candy boxes from home.The details read 'no experience needed', 'free training' and an hourly rate. There is a link to a scam URL.

Scam alert: Jobs and 'side hustle' scams

People looking for work are being warned to watch out for scam job or 'side hustle' ads on social media.
22 Jan 2024
Scam text message

Scam alert: job scams on the rise

People looking for work are losing money to scammers who pretend to be real organisations or recruiters offering work.
20 Oct 2023

Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities

Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate and are targeting a range of different communities in Australia.
25 Jun 2020

Scams cost Australians over $630 million

Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today.
22 Jun 2020

Beware of “voucher prize” scam text messages

SCAMwatch is warning consumers not to respond to text messages which claim you have won a voucher
30 Jun 2012

Mystery shopper jobs

SCAMwatch and South Australian Police are warning Australian job hunters to be wary of a mystery shopper job scam.
21 Sep 2010

Spam SMS: Report it!

Are you an avid mobile phone texter, using SMS to keep in contact with friends and family? Watch out - scammers love texting too.
16 Jul 2010

Put the freeze on Winter Olympics holiday job scams

SCAMwatch warns consumers to be wary of advance fee fraud disguised as bogus job offers.
10 Feb 2010

Business opportunity scams

SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be extremely cautious about getting involved in business opportunity schemes that promise a lot of income for little or no effort.
8 Sep 2009

Money transfer scammers misuse RAC name

Scam emails pretending to be from RAC Finance Limited, part of the Western Australian Royal Automobile Club (RAC) are targeting Australians with fake job offers.
31 Oct 2007

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