Search Sort by: DateRelevance Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate and are targeting a range of different communities in Australia. 25 Jun 2020 Scams cost Australians over $630 million Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. 22 Jun 2020 Scam category Classified scams 17 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 36 Ransomware & malware 21 Unexpected prize & lottery scams 22 Hacking 17 Jobs & employment scams 8 Inheritance scams 4 Inheritance & unexpected money 5 Betting & sports investment scams 14 Identity theft 44 False billing 28 Investment scams 28 Pyramid schemes 8 Travel prize scams 11 Unexpected money 3 Threats to life, arrest or other 21 Health & medical products 6 Scratchie scams 7 Other business, employment & investment scams 2 Phishing 49 Rebate scams 24 Remote access scams 18 Mobile premium services 4 Upfront payment & advanced fee frauds 4 Psychic & clairvoyant 2 Online shopping scams 48 Overpayment scams 4 Other buying and selling scams 6 Attempts to gain your personal information 96 Buying or selling 85 Dating & romance 24 Fake charities 17 Investments 40 Jobs & employment 13 Threats & extortion 47 Unexpected money 32 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 37 Other scams 8 Date 2020 2 News type Radar alerts 2 Media releases 2 Subscribe
Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate and are targeting a range of different communities in Australia. 25 Jun 2020
Scams cost Australians over $630 million Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. 22 Jun 2020
