Search Sort by: DateRelevance Business losses to scams up 23 per cent 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. 24 May 2018 Indigenous Australians lose $1.7 million to scams Indigenous Australians who fell victim to scams in 2017 lost an average of nearly $6500 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting Scams report. 23 May 2018 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 Scam category Jobs & employment scams 1 False billing 2 Investment scams 1 Identity theft 1 Threats to life, arrest or other 1 Phishing 1 Remote access scams 1 Attempts to gain your personal information 1 Buying or selling 2 Investments 1 Jobs & employment 1 Threats & extortion 2 Date 2018 3 May 2018 3 24 May 2018 1 23 May 2018 1 21 May 2018 1 News type Features 2 Media releases 1 Subscribe
Business losses to scams up 23 per cent 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. 24 May 2018
Indigenous Australians lose $1.7 million to scams Indigenous Australians who fell victim to scams in 2017 lost an average of nearly $6500 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting Scams report. 23 May 2018
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
