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23 Jun 2025 …Scam alert: ACCC phone numbers spoofed by scammers … Phone scams The National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) is warning Australians that scammers have been impersonating phone numbers belonging to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in an attempt … News Scammers have been impersonating phone numbers belonging to the ACCC in an attempt to steal personal information.…
01 May 2025 … accordingly. The scam is often only detected when your regular supplier asks why they have not been paid … ’. You have an unexpectedly large phone data or internet bill. You notice that amounts of money go missing from your bank account without any explanation. You suspect that your mobile phone number has been ported without your consent, after you notice that your phone is showing 'SOS only' where the reception … save them on your phone or computer. Do not open attachments or click on links in emails or social media messages you’ve received from strangers – just press delete. Be wary of free downloads and website…
27 Sep 2021 …Losses reported to Scamwatch exceed $211 million, phone scams exploding … reports that Scamwatch received so far this year, 113,000 were about phone scams. Scammers call or text … News Australians reported a record $211 million in losses to scams so far this year, an 89 per cent…
18 Mar 2020 … and obtain personal data. Other scams include phishing emails and phone calls impersonating the World Health … COVID-19 (coronavirus) scams … and telecommunications companies. If you think you have been scammed, you can make a report on the Scamwatch website…
01 May 2025 …How this scam works … The scammer will phone you and pretend to be a staff member from a large telecommunications or computer company, such as Telstra, the NBN or Microsoft. Alternatively they may claim to be from … that it has a virus. They may mention problems with your internet connection or your phone line and say…
01 May 2025 …How the scam works … A scammer contacts you pretending to be from a legitimate business such a bank, telephone or internet service provider. You may be contacted by email, social media, phone call, or text message. alt … a slightly different address. If you provide the scammer with your details online or over the phone, they…
24 Apr 2025 …Warning signs it might be a scam … malicious software on to your computer or phone. Watch out for slight variations in Caller or Sender IDs … phone number: try to call them on the existing number you have for them message them on the new number…
13 May 2011 …Beware of scam phone surveys which lead to other scam calls … News SCAMwatch is warning Australians to be alert to scam telephone surveys which gather your personal and banking information and use it to make future scam phone calls you receive appear legitimate … banking information and use it to make future scam phone calls you receive appear legitimate.…
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…
30 Apr 2014 …If you receive an email out of the blue from someone claiming that you owe money for outstanding energy usage – just press ‘delete’. If you’re not sure whether an email is a scam, verify who they are by … also been received about scammers approaching consumers via phone, SMS and post. … Don’t let scammers raise the temperature of your heating bill in the lead-up to winter – if you receive an email out of the blue from someone claiming that you owe their company money for an outstanding energy bill, press delete.…