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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.
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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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Scamwatch is warning people to watch out for scammers setting up fake ads pretending to sell adorable puppies, with more than $310,000 lost and 584 reports about this scam in the past 12 months.
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The ACCC is warning the community to be wary of scammers trying to ruin their Christmas holidays.
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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 people to be on the lookout for scammers who are trying to con their victims into paying for scams with Apple iTunes gift cards.
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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 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning online shoppers to be wary of scammers masquerading as legitimate online retailers, often selling well-known brands at too-good-to-be-true prices.