Search Sort by: DateRelevance Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities 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. 25 Jun 2020 Scams cost Australians over $630 million Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. 22 Jun 2020 Scam category Inheritance & unexpected money 2 Ransomware & malware 2 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 2 Hacking 3 Betting & sports investment scams 2 Inheritance scams 2 Jobs & employment scams 2 Classified scams 2 Unexpected prize & lottery scams 2 False billing 3 Identity theft 2 Investment scams 2 Pyramid schemes 2 Travel prize scams 2 Threats to life, arrest or other 2 Unexpected money 2 Phishing 2 Health & medical products 2 Rebate scams 2 Other business, employment & investment scams 2 Scratchie scams 2 Upfront payment & advanced fee frauds 2 Remote access scams 2 Mobile premium services 2 Psychic & clairvoyant 2 Online shopping scams 2 Overpayment scams 2 Other buying and selling scams 2 Attempts to gain your personal information 3 Buying or selling 3 Dating & romance 2 Fake charities 2 Investments 2 Jobs & employment 2 Threats & extortion 2 Unexpected money 2 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 2 Other scams 2 Date 2020 2 June 2020 2 25 June 2020 1 22 June 2020 1 News type Radar alerts 2 Media releases 2 Subscribe
Scams target all sections of Australian society including CALD and Indigenous communities 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. 25 Jun 2020
Scams cost Australians over $630 million Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. 22 Jun 2020
