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SCAMwatch is warning consumers to beware of an airline ticketing scam that can download malicious software onto your computer.
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Australia's Chinese community is warned to beware of scammers posing as market researchers from Hong Kong.
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People around the world are being sent emails telling them that they have won a fortune in a fake Australian lottery.
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Consumers have reported receiving emails from the 'Australian Office of Fair Trading'. There is no such organisation, and the email's attachment contains a virus.
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More than $300,000 will be returned to consumers who were victims of North American-based scams after Australian Competition and Consumer Commission court intervention.
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Australians who use the internet to buy goods from overseas should be wary of fake emails asking them to pay 'Customs' a range of fees, duty or taxes before their goods are released to them.
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Valentine's Day is here again, but unwary romantics beware … you could end up losing more than your heart if you fall for a fraud.
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Scammers often use the names of non-existent realistic sounding institutions like “the Federal Bank of South Africa” or “the European Consumer Protection Bureau”.
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SCAMwatch has seen a steady increase in reports about lottery scams, particularly from older Australians. If you receive a lottery scam, delete or destroy it.