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22 Aug 2017 …. “Australians over 65 are particularly vulnerable to this scam with fraudsters using phone calls to target their victims,” Ms Rickard said. “NBN will never phone you out of the blue to try to sign you up to a service … gift cards, it is 100 per cent a scam. Legitimate businesses, especially those like NBN, will never ask…
19 Jun 2017 … older Australians (those aged 65+) are particularly vulnerable to this scam and that email or the phone … of this scam, with nearly $260,000 lost. Phishing scams are the most common scam reported to … come either via the phone or email. The scammers will pretend to be representatives of well-known…
17 May 2017 … about scam activity from Indigenous peoples, up 87 per cent on 2015. Losses from these scams totalled nearly $1.5 million. “The ACCC’s Targeting Scams report shows that scam activity in Australia was at … advance fee fraud scam is where a scammer pretends to be from a government department like the Tax Office…
11 Sep 2017 … you to pay for anything using an iTunes gift card, it is a scam. There are never any circumstances … scam examples the ACCC is currently seeing where scammers are demanding iTunes gift cards as payment … cards, the scammer claims police will come and handcuff them. Catch-a-hacker scam – scammers pretending…
19 May 2017 …. “As recent events with the WannaCry ransomware scam demonstrates, businesses can be just as vulnerable … businesses via email or phone, so it’s important for any business to be aware that these scams are out there … – these are a form of hacking scam that operate by the scammer obtaining access to a business’ email address. The scammer will then send an email (purportedly from senior management) to the business’ suppliers advising of new payment arrangements and requesting a wire transfer to the new account.…
10 Oct 2017 … trying to con people online. Online scam losses total nearly $37 million so far in 2017, with people aged … be from a utility provider such as your phone or energy company and send you a fake bill. These scams…
13 Feb 2017 … lost to any type of scam. Stats also show Facebook is a popular contact method used by romance scammers … private emails or the phone to avoid detection. Don’t share intimate photos or use webcams in an intimate … immediately and report it . Report You can report scams to the ACCC via the Scamwatch report a scam page…