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The Australian community is warned to be wary of inheritance scam letters from scammers.
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Australia's Chinese community is warned to beware of scammers posing as market researchers from Hong Kong.
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People around the world are being sent emails telling them that they have won a fortune in a fake Australian lottery.
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Classified ads offering non-existent pedigree puppies have resurfaced in local newspapers across the country, as well as online classifieds.
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More than $300,000 will be returned to consumers who were victims of North American-based scams after Australian Competition and Consumer Commission court intervention.
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Classified ads offering Bulldog and Yorkie puppies are one of the latest scams making their way into local newspapers across the country and on-line classifieds.
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Beware of newspaper advertisements for online sales of electronic goods at 'too good to be true' prices.
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Scammers often use the names of non-existent realistic sounding institutions like “the Federal Bank of South Africa” or “the European Consumer Protection Bureau”.
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SCAMwatch has seen a steady increase in reports about lottery scams, particularly from older Australians. If you receive a lottery scam, delete or destroy it.