Search Sort by: DateRelevance Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate and are targeting a range of different communities in Australia. 25 Jun 2020 Scams cost Australians over $630 million Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. 22 Jun 2020 Watch out for holiday season scams Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. 11 Dec 2018 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 16 Buying or selling 21 Dating & romance 10 Fake charities 3 Investments 11 Betting & sports investment scams 3 Investment scams 10 Other business, employment & investment scams 2 Jobs & employment 3 Threats & extortion 15 Unexpected money 5 Unexpected winnings 3 Unexpected prize & lottery scams 2 Travel prize scams 3 Scratchie scams 2 Other scams 4 Date 2020 2 2018 1 News type Radar alerts 35 Media releases 3 Features 1 Subscribe
Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate and are targeting a range of different communities in Australia. 25 Jun 2020
Scams cost Australians over $630 million Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. 22 Jun 2020
Watch out for holiday season scams Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. 11 Dec 2018