News & alerts

SCAMwatch is warning travellers to be cautious if they are approached on holidays by strangers offering travel club memberships which seem too good to be true.

SCAMwatch and South Australian Police are warning Australian job hunters to be wary of a mystery shopper job scam.

If you unexpectedly receive colourful travel brochures in the mail, be very suspicious if the package also contains scratchie card tickets.

SCAMwatch continues to receive reports about scams involving scratchie cards received in the mail.

The ACCC has quickly acted to stop the individuals behind TVI Express from enticing consumers to join its so called money-making venture.

SCAMwatch warns consumers to be wary of advance fee fraud disguised as bogus job offers.

SCAMwatch warns consumers to be wary of an advance fee fraud scam disguised as ‘winnings’ from Euphoria Travelling Group.

Scam emails pretending to be from RAC Finance Limited, part of the Western Australian Royal Automobile Club (RAC) are targeting Australians with fake job offers.

More than $300,000 will be returned to consumers who were victims of North American-based scams after Australian Competition and Consumer Commission court intervention.

Spam emails offering an enticing part time, work-from-home income of $5000 per month have begun to appear in Australian email inboxes.