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Scamwatch is calling on businesses to urgently review how they verify and pay accounts and invoices as reports of business email compromise (BEC) scams to Scamwatch have grown by a third this year.
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Scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting scams report – a 23 per cent increase compared to 2016.
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Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity.
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The ACCC is warning consumers to beware of scammers impersonating energy and telecommunications providers and demanding payments.
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This Stay Smart Online Week, the ACCC is warning the community to watch out for common online scams they might encounter.
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The ACCC is warning the community that scammers are pretending to be from NBN to con victims out of their money and personal information.
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The ACCC is warning people to stay alert to ‘phishing’ scammers pretending to be from well-known businesses and government departments trying to con unsuspecting victims out of their personal information and money.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning people to watch out for dodgy internet pop-up windows claiming there are viruses or other seemingly nasty tech problems affecting their computer.
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Watch out for fake parcel delivery scams arriving in your inbox this Christmas, after $80,000 was reported lost to the ACCC this year, with 1,360 complaints.
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The ACCC is warning the public to be alert to scams offering fake gift cards or vouchers in return for disclosing credit card and other personal information.