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National Scams Awareness Week 2020

Scams Awareness Week runs from 17–21 August as part of a national campaign by the Scams Awareness Network.

30 Jun 2020

Current COVID-19 (coronavirus) scams

Scamwatch has received over 3060 scam reports mentioning the coronavirus with over $1 371 000 in reported losses since the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

22 Jun 2020

COVID-19 (coronavirus) scams

Unfortunately, scammers are taking advantage of the spread of coronavirus to exploit and play on the fears of consumers across Australia.

18 Mar 2020

Bushfires and scams

The start of 2020 has not been an easy one for Australia, particularly those impacted by the bushfires.

9 Jan 2020

A quick guide to your personal data for Stay Smart Online Week 2019

Stay Smart Online Week is an annual event focused on empowering people, businesses and the community to protect themselves online.

7 Oct 2019

Too smart to be scammed? National Scams Awareness Week 2019

Scams Awareness Week runs from 12–16 August 2019.

12 Aug 2019

Stop and check: is this for real? - Scams Awareness Week 2018

… about what's happened. Never give money, bank account or credit card details or other personal information to anyone you …

24 May 2018

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

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

Unexpected missed calls from overseas numbers

Recent media reports have been warning consumers about overseas missed call (or ‘Wangiri’) scams.

26 Feb 2018

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