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SCAMwatch is warning travellers to be cautious if they are approached on holidays by strangers offering travel club memberships which seem too good to be true.
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SCAMwatch and Victoria Police are warning Australians to beware of email death threats from scammers claiming to be ‘hitmen’ hired to kill the email recipient unless they send cash.
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SCAMwatch is warning veterans to be cautious of potential scammers posing as representatives from the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).
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SCAMwatch is again warning consumers to be cautious of classified ads for pedigree pups at prices that are too good to be true.
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Don’t let scam emails fool you into providing your personal details.
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Are you an avid mobile phone texter, using SMS to keep in contact with friends and family? Watch out - scammers love texting too.
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Don’t let a scammer scare you into believing your computer is infected with a virus.
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Recently, Medicare and Centrelink have received reports of scammers posing as employees asking recipients for their personal information.
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SCAMwatch has joined with the Australian Government Department of Climate Change and the Commonwealth Grants Commission to warn consumers about anyone who approaches them with the offer of ‘grants for climate change’ or other government grants.
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SCAMwatch is warning Australians to be on the lookout for an email purporting to be from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) trying to trick consumers into providing their private details.