Search Sort by: DateRelevance Watch out for holiday season scams Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. 11 Dec 2018 Warning about fake charity scams 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. 23 Oct 2018 Making a Western Union refund claim If you lost money to a scammer through Western Union from 2004 to 2017, you may be eligible for a refund. Find out how you can make a claim. 9 Feb 2018 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 4 Hacking 1 Identity theft 1 Phishing 1 Remote access scams 2 Buying or selling 7 Classified scams 1 False billing 4 Online shopping scams 2 Dating & romance 3 Fake charities 1 Investments 3 Investment scams 3 Jobs & employment 1 Jobs & employment scams 1 Threats & extortion 8 Threats to life, arrest or other 5 Unexpected money 2 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 2 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 1 Travel prize scams 1 Date 2018 3 December 2018 1 October 2018 1 February 2018 1 News type Media releases 2 Features 1 Subscribe
Watch out for holiday season scams Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. 11 Dec 2018
Warning about fake charity scams 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. 23 Oct 2018
Making a Western Union refund claim If you lost money to a scammer through Western Union from 2004 to 2017, you may be eligible for a refund. Find out how you can make a claim. 9 Feb 2018
