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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.
Scamwatch is warning people to watch out for scammers setting up fake ads pretending to sell adorable puppies, with more than $310,000 lost and 584 reports about this scam in the past 12 months.
SCAMwatch and South Australian Police are warning Australian job hunters to be wary of a mystery shopper job scam.
SCAMwatch is again warning consumers to be cautious of classified ads for pedigree pups at prices that are too good to be true.
SCAMwatch warns consumers to be wary of advance fee fraud disguised as bogus job offers.
SCAMwatch is warning consumers to be extremely cautious about getting involved in business opportunity schemes that promise a lot of income for little or no effort.
SCAMwatch is warning prospective tenants to be wary when responding to rental properties advertised on the net where the 'owner' makes various excuses as to why you can't inspect the property but insists on an upfront payment for rent or deposit.
Scam emails pretending to be from RAC Finance Limited, part of the Western Australian Royal Automobile Club (RAC) are targeting Australians with fake job offers.
Classified ads offering non-existent pedigree puppies have resurfaced in local newspapers across the country, as well as online classifieds.
Spam emails offering an enticing part time, work-from-home income of $5000 per month have begun to appear in Australian email inboxes.