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 Watch out for scammers when going online This Stay Smart Online Week, the ACCC is warning the community to watch out for common online scams they might encounter. 10 Oct 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 increase of almost 31 per cent. 19 May 2017 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 5 Hacking 1 Phishing 3 Remote access scams 2 Buying or selling 2 False billing 1 Online shopping scams 1 Dating & romance 1 Investments 1 Betting & sports investment scams 1 Threats & extortion 3 Ransomware & malware 2 Threats to life, arrest or other 1 Unexpected money 1 Rebate scams 1 Date 2017 3 November 2017 1 October 2017 1 May 2017 1 News type Media releases 2 Features 1 Radar alerts 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
Watch out for scammers when going online This Stay Smart Online Week, the ACCC is warning the community to watch out for common online scams they might encounter. 10 Oct 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 increase of almost 31 per cent. 19 May 2017
