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Immigration scam targets migrants

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning migrants to watch out for scammers pretending to be from the ‘Department of Immigration’, threatening deportation and demanding money.
4 Oct 2016
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Scam category
  • Unexpected money
    • Rebate scams
  • Investments
    • Betting & sports investment scams
    • Investment scams
  • Dating & romance
  • Buying or selling
    • False billing
  • Attempts to gain your personal information
    • Phishing
  • Threats & extortion
    • Threats to life, arrest or other
Date
  • 2016
    • October 2016
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  • Radar alerts
  • Features

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