Search Sort by: DateRelevance 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 Telemarketing scam: your computer has a virus! Don’t let a scammer scare you into believing your computer is infected with a virus. 2 Jul 2010 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 13 Hacking 2 Identity theft 4 Phishing 7 Remote access scams 3 Buying or selling 12 Dating & romance 2 Fake charities 2 Investments 6 Jobs & employment 3 Threats & extortion 4 Unexpected money 7 Unexpected winnings 5 Date 2020 5 2019 2 2018 1 2017 1 2014 1 2011 1 2010 1 2009 1 2007 1 News type Radar alerts 1 Media releases 1 Subscribe
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
Telemarketing scam: your computer has a virus! Don’t let a scammer scare you into believing your computer is infected with a virus. 2 Jul 2010
