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Criminals are calling people and pretending to be from a trusted organisation like a bank, IT company or phone company.
Criminals are impersonating charities and offering fake financial assistance schemes to target people experiencing financial hardship.
Scams Awareness Week 2021 takes place 8-12 November. This Scams Awareness Week we’re encouraging everyone to start a conversation about scams.
Since August 2021, many Australians have been getting scam text messages about tracking a delivery, missed calls or voicemails, along with a link to download some software. If you receive one of these messages, do not click or tap on the link.
Data from the ACCC’s annual Targeting Scams report, released this week, indicates scammers don’t discriminate and are targeting a range of different communities in Australia.
Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today.
เดี๋ยวนี้ แก๊งต้มตุ๋นกำลังพยายามหาประโยชน์กับคนออสเตรเลียที่ได้รับผลกระทบทางการเงินจากวิกฤตกาลโควิด–19 โดยมีรายงานเกี่ยวกับการต้มตุ๋นเงินเกษียณใหม่ ๆ ไปที่สแกมวอท์ช (Scamwatch) ในระยะไม่กี่สัปดาห์ที่ผ่านมา
There are currently a wide range of appeals raising funds for people and animals affected by the bushfires. Unfortunately, some of these are scams.
Scamwatch is warning members of the public about a spate of text messages asking for emergency assistance.
SCAMwatch is encouraging Australians who are considering donating to bushfire appeals to make sure they double check whether the appeal or its organisers are legitimate so that their generosity reaches victims, not scammers.