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18 Aug 2014 …If you are notified that you have won a prize or lottery, ask yourself – did I even enter it? If not, press ‘delete’ or throw it in the bin – it’s a scam. … . Scammers employ a range of delivery methods to contact you such as a phone call, text message, email … Consumers with a disability, beware – if you receive an approach out of the blue from someone asking for personal information or money, don’t engage – press ‘delete’, shut the door or just hang up.…
30 Oct 2013 …If you receive a phone call or email out of the blue about a sports investment opportunity, just hang up or press delete. Always get independent financial or legal advice if an offer involves significant money, time or commitment. Don’t be enticed by reports of past performance or graphs showing high … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…
05 Nov 2012 …If you receive a phone call or email out of the blue about a sports investment opportunity, just hang up or press delete. Always get independent financial or legal advice if an offer involves significant money, time or commitment. Don’t be enticed by reports of past performance or graphs showing high … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…
17 Apr 2023 …News The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams … to support the community in the fight against scams. This is an 80 per cent increase on total losses recorded in 2021. The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed Australians lost a record $3.1 billion … Scamwatch received 239,237 scam reports last year, a 16.5 per cent drop on the number of reports…
13 Feb 2023 … by romance and dating scams. Australians are being urged to have a heart-to-heart with their friends … the heartache caused by scams. Download a printable version of the infographic: Dating and romance scams infographic ( PDF 170.83 KB ) Cover of dating and romance scams document New Scamwatch data reveals more than … Signs of a romance scam…
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.…
17 Aug 2020 …National Scams Awareness Week: 'This is Not Your Life' … News The ACCC has launched a podcast series for this year’s National Scams Awareness Week … . The ACCC has launched a podcast series for this year’s National Scams Awareness Week to provide Australians…
31 Oct 2016 …If you receive a phone call, email or glossy brochure out of the blue about a sports investment opportunity, just hang up, delete the email and bin the brochure. Always get independent financial or legal advice if an offer involves significant amount of money, time or commitment. If you think you have … You can report scams to the ACCC via the Scamwatch Report a scam page. …
10 Apr 2018 …The scammer targets small business operators, professionals, retirees or others with funds to ‘invest’. These schemes are usually promoted as business opportunities or investments at trade fairs, shows or via the internet. People may also be contacted via an unsolicited phone call, email or letter … encourage you to report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page. This helps us to warn people about current scams, monitor trends and disrupt scams where possible. Please include details of the scam contact…
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…