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Joint action between three international regulators has thwarted a massive global phone scam, with US authorities winning court orders to close down and freeze funds of imposters posing as Microsoft employees offering to fix PC viruses.
SCAMwatch and the Australian Crime Commission Board are urging Australians to protect themselves from the growing threat of investment scams.
SCAMwatch is warning consumers not to respond to text messages which claim you have won a voucher
SCAMwatch is advising businesses to beware of unsolicited faxes offering paid listings in scam online directories.
SCAMwatch is continuing to warn Australians to beware of scams delivered by phone with the ACCC receiving over 43,000 reports of scams perpetrated this way in 2011.
SCAMwatch has received reports of a new twist on the computer remote access scam with callers now claiming to be from (or affiliated with) Telstra or BigPond.
SCAMwatch, Microsoft and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) are warning Australians to continue to be wary of scam calls claiming that your computer is infected with a virus or is sending out error messages.
If you meet someone special online, be careful: scammers use online dating websites too but they’re not genuinely after your love, only your money!
Don’t let someone trick you into paying to have your number listed on the Australian Government’s free Do Not Call Register.
Are you an avid mobile phone texter, using SMS to keep in contact with friends and family? Watch out - scammers love texting too.