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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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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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Nearly 6000 businesses reported being targeted by scams in 2016 according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Targeting Scams report, with losses totalling around $3.8 million, an increase of almost 31 per cent.