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In May 2023, the government funded the ACCC to set up a new National Anti-Scam Centre.
The centre will bring together experts from government and the private sector to tackle harmful scams.
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Australians have lost over $8.8 million to threat based scams so far this year, and young people are reporting the highest losses.
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The ACCC has launched a podcast series for this year’s National Scams Awareness Week to provide Australians with tips on how to protect their personal and financial details from scammers.
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Stay Smart Online Week is an annual event focused on empowering people, businesses and the community to protect themselves online.
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Scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting scams report – a 23 per cent increase compared to 2016.
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Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity.
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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.
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The ACCC is warning people to be on the lookout for scammers who are trying to con their victims into paying for scams with Apple iTunes gift cards.
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The ACCC is warning the community that scammers are pretending to be from NBN to con victims out of their money and personal information.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning online shoppers to watch out for fake parcel delivery scams arriving in email inboxes this Christmas.