Search Sort by: DateRelevance National Scams Awareness Week: 'This is Not Your Life' The ACCC has launched a podcast series for this year’s National Scams Awareness Week to provide Australians with tips on how to protect their personal and financial details from scammers. 17 Aug 2020 A quick guide to your personal data for Stay Smart Online Week 2019 Stay Smart Online Week is an annual event focused on empowering people, businesses and the community to protect themselves online. 7 Oct 2019 Making a Western Union refund claim If you lost money to a scammer through Western Union from 2004 to 2017, you may be eligible for a refund. Find out how you can make a claim. 9 Feb 2018 Don't gift a scammer iTunes cards 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. 11 Sep 2017 This Valentine’s Day, protect your heart when seeking love online This Valentine’s Day, SCAMwatch is warning the online dating community to beware of any love interest who asks for money. 12 Feb 2015 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 8 Hacking 1 Identity theft 3 Phishing 5 Remote access scams 5 Buying or selling 6 Classified scams 1 False billing 4 Online shopping scams 3 Dating & romance 3 Fake charities 1 Investments 4 Betting & sports investment scams 1 Investment scams 4 Jobs & employment 1 Jobs & employment scams 1 Threats & extortion 6 Ransomware & malware 2 Threats to life, arrest or other 3 Unexpected money 2 Rebate scams 1 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 1 Other scams 1 Date 2020 1 2019 1 2018 1 2017 1 2015 1 News type Radar alerts 74 Media releases 20 Features 5 Subscribe
National Scams Awareness Week: 'This is Not Your Life' The ACCC has launched a podcast series for this year’s National Scams Awareness Week to provide Australians with tips on how to protect their personal and financial details from scammers. 17 Aug 2020
A quick guide to your personal data for Stay Smart Online Week 2019 Stay Smart Online Week is an annual event focused on empowering people, businesses and the community to protect themselves online. 7 Oct 2019
Making a Western Union refund claim If you lost money to a scammer through Western Union from 2004 to 2017, you may be eligible for a refund. Find out how you can make a claim. 9 Feb 2018
Don't gift a scammer iTunes cards 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. 11 Sep 2017
This Valentine’s Day, protect your heart when seeking love online This Valentine’s Day, SCAMwatch is warning the online dating community to beware of any love interest who asks for money. 12 Feb 2015
