News & alerts

SCAMwatch is warning prospective tenants to be wary when responding to rental properties advertised on the net where the 'owner' makes various excuses as to why you can't inspect the property but insists on an upfront payment for rent or deposit.

The Australian community is warned to be wary of inheritance scam letters from scammers.

Beware of newspaper advertisements for online sales of electronic goods at 'too good to be true' prices.

Scammers often use the names of non-existent realistic sounding institutions like “the Federal Bank of South Africa” or “the European Consumer Protection Bureau”.

There is no guaranteed way to make money from betting on the horses— but there are some scammers around who want you to believe that there is.

Have you recently received a spam email offering you work as a 'transfer manager' or 'financial' manager for an overseas company? These 'job offers' are scams!