Search Sort by: DateRelevance Australians lost $340 million to scammers in 2017 Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity. 21 May 2018 Remote access scammers pretending to be ACORN Scamwatch has received a report from the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) that remote access scammers are calling pretending to be the ACORN. 1 Dec 2016 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 2 Identity theft 1 Phishing 1 Remote access scams 2 Buying or selling 2 Dating & romance 1 Investments 2 Jobs & employment 1 Threats & extortion 3 Unexpected money 1 Unexpected winnings 1 Date 2020 2 2018 1 2017 3 2016 1 2015 1 News type Media releases 3 Features 2 Radar alerts 1 Subscribe
Australians lost $340 million to scammers in 2017 Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity. 21 May 2018
Remote access scammers pretending to be ACORN Scamwatch has received a report from the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) that remote access scammers are calling pretending to be the ACORN. 1 Dec 2016