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17 Apr 2014 … consumers and businesses about these scam calls, where the recipient picks up the phone and hears a recorded … Qantas has posted a statement about this activity on its News Room, ‘Scam phone calls purporting to be from Qantas’. Stay one step ahead of scammers – follow @SCAMwatch_gov on Twitter or visit http://twitter.com/SCAMwatch_gov . … Automated scam calls claiming to be from Qantas with bogus holiday win…
06 Dec 2012 …News SCAMwatch is warning travellers to watch out for scam emails with fake flight itineraries attached – these attachments may harbour malicious software. SCAMwatch is warning travellers to watch out for scam emails with fake flight itineraries attached – these attachments may harbour malicious … SCAMwatch urges jet-setters to think twice before opening any suspicious emails or attachments – if in doubt, contact the airline to verify or just press ‘delete’. … If you get an email like this but haven’t booked any travel, just press delete. Before opening any…
09 May 2013 …You are approached by a stranger over the phone, by email or even in person offering to sell you vouchers for heavily discounted holiday accommodation. The accommodation is usually for holiday destinations popular with Australians such as Phuket, Koh Samui and Bali. If you purchase a voucher, you may … directly using contact details you sourced independently through a phone book or online search. Don’t trust … deal, do not click on any links or open attachments – just press ‘delete’. Pay attention to the details…
22 Nov 2021 … containers and electronics such as laptops, phones, and gaming consoles. Shipping container scams were a new … approach. Australians have already lost about $12.9 million to online shopping including classifieds scams … approach. Scamwatch has received over 26,000 reports of online shopping scams, more than the total reported…
24 Nov 2020 … the highest number of scams involving phones and computers. “Watch out for popular products being sold … Watch out for online shopping scams this holiday season … News Losses to online shopping scams have increased 42 per cent this year, and Scamwatch is warning Australians to be careful when buying gifts this holiday season. Losses to online shopping scams have…
11 Dec 2018 … don’t exist. This scam has cost Australians nearly $3 million in 2018, with more than 8,700 reports … , nearly $135,000 has been lost to this scam. Parcel delivery scams: scammers may ask you to print off … scams and $400,000 was reported lost,” Ms Rickard said. “This isn’t a usual holiday season scam, however…
21 Sep 2020 …Rental scams targeting more Australians during pandemic … News Australians have lost over $300,000 to rental and accommodation scams this year, an increase … and accommodation scams this year, an increase of 76 per cent compared to the same time last year. Scamwatch has received 560 reports of rental scams so far this year, an increase of 56 per cent, with many using tactics…
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…
22 Jun 2020 …Scams cost Australians over $630 million … News Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. Australians lost over $634 million to scams in 2019, according to the latest figures in the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report released today. There were more than … The 2019 Targeting Scams report includes data from Scamwatch, ACORN (ceased operating 30 Jun 2019), ReportCyber (commenced 1 Jul 2019), ACMA, ATO, Services Australia, WA Scamnet, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac and ANZ.…
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…