Search Sort by: DateRelevance Don’t be taken for a ride this Melbourne Cup Punters are being warned to watch out for betting and sports investment scams which falsely promise high odds and big returns on Cup Day. 6 Nov 2017 Watch out for scammers when going online This Stay Smart Online Week, the ACCC is warning the community to watch out for common online scams they might encounter. 10 Oct 2017 Don't gift a scammer iTunes cards 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. 11 Sep 2017 Watch out for NBN scams The ACCC is warning the community that scammers are pretending to be from NBN to con victims out of their money and personal information. 22 Aug 2017 Don't get scammed by dodgy internet pop-ups The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning people to watch out for dodgy internet pop-up windows claiming there are viruses or other seemingly nasty tech problems affecting their computer. 10 Apr 2017 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 5 Hacking 1 Phishing 3 Remote access scams 2 Buying or selling 2 False billing 1 Online shopping scams 1 Dating & romance 1 Investments 1 Betting & sports investment scams 1 Threats & extortion 3 Ransomware & malware 2 Threats to life, arrest or other 1 Unexpected money 1 Rebate scams 1 Date 2017 5 November 2017 1 October 2017 1 September 2017 1 August 2017 1 April 2017 1 News type Features 3 Radar alerts 2 Media releases 2 Subscribe
Don’t be taken for a ride this Melbourne Cup Punters are being warned to watch out for betting and sports investment scams which falsely promise high odds and big returns on Cup Day. 6 Nov 2017
Watch out for scammers when going online This Stay Smart Online Week, the ACCC is warning the community to watch out for common online scams they might encounter. 10 Oct 2017
Don't gift a scammer iTunes cards 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. 11 Sep 2017
Watch out for NBN scams The ACCC is warning the community that scammers are pretending to be from NBN to con victims out of their money and personal information. 22 Aug 2017
Don't get scammed by dodgy internet pop-ups The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning people to watch out for dodgy internet pop-up windows claiming there are viruses or other seemingly nasty tech problems affecting their computer. 10 Apr 2017
