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Warning: We've had reports of scammers using ACCC phone numbers to contact members of the public. They do this to steal personal information. The ACCC does not make calls from our reception numbers. If you receive a call claiming to be from the ACCC asking for personal information, do not provide this information and hang up. This issue is being investigated.

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Threats to life, arrest or other

Types of scams › Threats and extortion scams

21 Dec 2020 …Don’t be pressured by a threatening caller. Stop, think and check whether their story is true. A government agency or trusted company will never ask you to pay by unusual methods such as by gift or store cards, iTunes vouchers, wire transfers or Bitcoins. If you receive a phone call from someone threatening…