Search Sort by: DateRelevance Watch out for holiday season scams Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. 11 Dec 2018 Business losses to scams up 23 per cent Scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting scams report – a 23 per cent increase compared to 2016. 24 May 2018 Making a Western Union refund claim 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. 9 Feb 2018 Scam category Attempts to gain your personal information 4 Hacking 1 Identity theft 1 Phishing 1 Remote access scams 2 Buying or selling 7 Classified scams 1 False billing 4 Online shopping scams 2 Dating & romance 3 Fake charities 1 Investments 3 Investment scams 3 Jobs & employment 1 Jobs & employment scams 1 Threats & extortion 8 Threats to life, arrest or other 5 Unexpected money 2 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 2 Travel, prizes and lottery scams 1 Travel prize scams 1 Date 2018 3 December 2018 1 May 2018 1 February 2018 1 News type Features 2 Media releases 1 Subscribe
Watch out for holiday season scams Scamwatch is warning people to be careful about being caught out by holiday season scams. 11 Dec 2018
Business losses to scams up 23 per cent Scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017 according to the ACCC’s latest Targeting scams report – a 23 per cent increase compared to 2016. 24 May 2018
Making a Western Union refund claim 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. 9 Feb 2018
