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10 Jan 2011 …You have not heard of the charity before. The scam operates via a fake website which is a very close replica to a legitimate charity site. Scammers may also use replica letters and emails … phone number. The collector becomes defensive over questions about what the charity does and how much of … Approach charity organisations directly to make a donation. Don’t rely on a phone number or website address given by the person who first called, visited or emailed you because they could be impersonating a legitimate charity. Never give out your personal, credit card or online account details unless you initiated…
28 Jan 2011 …Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about how to protect yourself against scams including lottery and sweepstake scams, unexpected 'prize' scams and mobile phone scams . For information about spam (unwanted text messages and emails) visit the website of the Australian Communications and Media Authority … You can report a scam to on the report a scam page of SCAMwatch.…
07 Jan 2011 … genuine phone numbers, website, email and physical addresses. Some of these fake emails can be recognised … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch. … Contact the Consumer Affairs Helpline on 1300 55 81 81. You can also dob in a scam via the CAV website .…