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Australians under 25 lost over $5 million to scams in 2019 and reports made from this age group are increasing faster than older generations.
There are currently a wide range of appeals raising funds for people and animals affected by the bushfires. Unfortunately, some of these are scams.
Australian businesses reported more than 5800 scams with losses exceeding $7.2 million in 2018, a 53 per cent increase compared to 2017, according to the ACCC’s Targeting scams report.
Scamwatch is warning members of the public about a spate of text messages asking for emergency assistance.
Scamwatch is calling on businesses to urgently review how they verify and pay accounts and invoices as reports of business email compromise (BEC) scams to Scamwatch have grown by a third this year.
Scammers are increasingly using fake charities or impersonating real charities to take advantage of people’s generosity and compassion, with losses reported to the ACCC’s Scamwatch increasing steadily over the past four years.
The ACCC is warning consumers to beware of scammers impersonating energy and telecommunications providers and demanding payments.
Watch out for fake parcel delivery scams arriving in your inbox this Christmas, after $80,000 was reported lost to the ACCC this year, with 1,360 complaints.
Scamwatch is warning of phone calls from scammers claiming to collect debts.
SCAMwatch is warning Australian businesses to beware of an invoice email scam seeking payment re-direction.