News & alerts

Australians have lost over $8.8 million to threat based scams so far this year, and young people are reporting the highest losses.

The ACCC has launched a podcast series for this year’s National Scams Awareness Week to provide Australians with tips on how to protect their personal and financial details from scammers.

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

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

Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity.

If you lost money to a scammer through Western Union from 2004 to 2017, you may be eligible for a refund. Find out how you can make a claim.

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.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning online shoppers to watch out for fake parcel delivery scams arriving in email inboxes this Christmas.

Scamwatch is alerting consumers to a spike in the number of people falling victim to ransomware scams in 2015, compared to last year.

This Valentine’s Day, SCAMwatch is warning the online dating community to beware of any love interest who asks for money.