Search Sort by: DateRelevance Don’t be taken for a ride this Melbourne Cup Punters are being warned to watch out for betting and sports investment scams which falsely promise high odds and big returns on Cup Day. 6 Nov 2017 Businesses lost an average of $10,000 to scams in 2016 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 19 May 2017 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 2 Hacking 1 Phishing 1 Buying or selling 1 Dating & romance 1 Investments 1 Betting & sports investment scams 1 Threats & extortion 2 Date 2017 0 December 2017 1 November 2017 1 October 2017 1 September 2017 1 August 2017 2 July 2017 1 June 2017 14 May 2017 5 April 2017 1 March 2017 1 February 2017 1 News type Media releases 2 Features 1 Subscribe
Don’t be taken for a ride this Melbourne Cup Punters are being warned to watch out for betting and sports investment scams which falsely promise high odds and big returns on Cup Day. 6 Nov 2017
Businesses lost an average of $10,000 to scams in 2016 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 19 May 2017
