Search Sort by: DateRelevance Beware of scammers taking advantage of the Boston marathon tragedy SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be alert to scammers looking to take advantage of the Boston marathon explosions with malware or donation scams. 18 Apr 2013 Police scareware scam continues to target Australians SCAMwatch is urging people to continue to be alert to a scareware scam where scammers posing as the Australian Federal Police (AFP) try to scare you into handing over money to regain control of your computer. 6 Mar 2013 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 10 Buying or selling 16 Dating & romance 3 Fake charities 6 Investments 5 Jobs & employment 3 Threats & extortion 4 Ransomware & malware 2 Threats to life, arrest or other 1 Unexpected money 6 Unexpected winnings 6 Other scams 1 Date 2020 2 2015 1 2014 2 2013 2 2012 2 2009 3 2008 1 2007 2 News type Radar alerts 2 Subscribe
Beware of scammers taking advantage of the Boston marathon tragedy SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be alert to scammers looking to take advantage of the Boston marathon explosions with malware or donation scams. 18 Apr 2013
Police scareware scam continues to target Australians SCAMwatch is urging people to continue to be alert to a scareware scam where scammers posing as the Australian Federal Police (AFP) try to scare you into handing over money to regain control of your computer. 6 Mar 2013
