Search Sort by: DateRelevance 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 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 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 102 Hacking 21 Identity theft 48 Phishing 52 Remote access scams 22 Buying or selling 85 Classified scams 17 False billing 28 Health & medical products 6 Mobile premium services 4 Psychic & clairvoyant 2 Online shopping scams 48 Overpayment scams 4 Other buying and selling scams 6 Dating & romance 25 Fake charities 17 Investments 40 Betting & sports investment scams 14 Investment scams 28 Other business, employment & investment scams 2 Jobs & employment 13 Jobs & employment scams 8 Pyramid schemes 8 Threats & extortion 47 Ransomware & malware 21 Threats to life, arrest or other 21 Unexpected money 32 Inheritance scams 4 Inheritance & unexpected money 5 Unexpected money 3 Rebate scams 24 Upfront payment & advanced fee frauds 4 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 37 Unexpected prize & lottery scams 22 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 36 Travel prize scams 11 Scratchie scams 7 Other scams 8 Date 2020 2 2012 1 2010 1 News type Radar alerts 4 Media releases 2 Subscribe
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
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
