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09 Nov 2021 …How this scam works … A scammer may contact you out of the blue to tell you that you can claim a large inheritance from a distant relative or wealthy benefactor. You may be contacted by letter, phone call, text message, email or … need to pay money and provide personal details to claim it. See: Typical inheritance scam letter ( PDF…
09 Nov 2021 …How this scam works … You receive a notification out of the blue, by phone, text, email or post, claiming that you have won a prize in the form of vouchers, often worth $2000 or $3000 for a discounted holiday. You will still need to pay something for the holiday. The scammer presents you with an amazing offer for … If you think you have provided your account details to a scammer, contact your bank or financial institution immediately. We encourage you to report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page. This helps…
24 Aug 2021 … on the $336,796 lost for all of last year. Phone was the most common contact mode used with investment scams … News Investment scams reported to Scamwatch have cost Australians over $70 million in the first … losses are set to reach $140 million by the end of the year. Investment scams reported to Scamwatch have…
20 Jan 2021 …Chinese authority scams … Page Scamwatch is warning the Chinese community in Australia about 2 scams that involve extortion and threats of arrest. This content is also available in simplified Chinese (简体中文) and traditional Chinese (繁體中文). Scamwatch is warning the Chinese community in Australia about 2 scams that involve extortion and threats … How these scams work…
27 Apr 2021 … vehicle scams have lost personal information, after providing their address, phone number and copies … Losses to car ad scams climbing … News Australians have already lost over $288,000 to vehicle scams in the first quarter of this year…
19 Aug 2021 … too good to be true, it probably is – and is highly likely to be a scam. Investment scams involve … is – and is highly likely to be a scam. Australians lose more money to investment scams than any … not on the list it could still be a scam. The MoneySmart website also contains information about how to avoid investment scams. Search for the company online plus “review”, “complaint” or “scam”.…