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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 Dec 2013 … expect to receive one, don’t be fooled by an email or phone call out the blue requesting a fee for … How the scam works … You are contacted out of the blue over the phone or via email from someone posing as an employee from a legitimate parcel delivery service. If you are contacted via email, it may look like the real deal, complete with a legitimate company’s logos and branding. The sender may also claim to be from an…
23 Jan 2014 …‘Yellow Pages’ directory scam continues to target Australian businesses … ’ business directory scam. The scammers are now operating a site registered in Austria, ‘www.yellow-page … small businesses to continue to be alert to the fake ‘Yellow Pages’ business directory scam. The…
01 Aug 2013 …Small businesses beware – ‘Yellow Pages’ directory scam strikes again … directory scam has resurfaced in Australia. SCAMwatch is warning small businesses to be alert as the fake ‘Yellow Pages’ business directory scam has resurfaced in Australia. There has recently been a surge in … Sensis or Telstra. A ‘Yellow Pages’ scam has previously targeted Australian businesses. In April 2011…
21 Sep 2011 …Continue to beware of scam solar offers … How the scam works: … Australian Government departments will never phone or email you asking you to pay upfront amounts in order to claim a rebate. Never confirm or provide personal details over the phone or by email…
06 Sep 2010 … Government agency which administers the register. By reporting the scam you can help ACMA put a stop to it. … over the phone unless you made the call and the phone number came from a trusted source. If you think … SCAMwatch recommends you report this scam to the ACMA by calling 1300 792 958 or by lodging a complaint on the ACMA website .…
10 Oct 2017 … trying to con people online. Online scam losses total nearly $37 million so far in 2017, with people aged … be from a utility provider such as your phone or energy company and send you a fake bill. These scams…
08 Oct 2010 … contact you out of the blue by post, email, or phone offering a visa in return for payments, personal … You get an offer out of the blue for a ‘guaranteed’ Australian visa. The offer comes via email, post, over the phone or on a website. It claims to be a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’, or your ‘only’ chance to travel or migrate to Australia. You are asked to pay the scammer upfront to ‘register’ your … Be suspicious if you are contacted by phone, post or email about a visa you did not apply for. Hang up immediately or ignore the email/letter! The Government does not contact people out of the blue…
08 Nov 2011 …Scam callers asking for payment to deliver parcels … News SCAMwatch and Australia Post are warning of scam callers pretending to be from Australia Post and requesting payment to redeliver an undelivered parcel. SCAMwatch and Australia Post are warning of scam callers pretending to be from Australia Post and requesting payment to redeliver an undelivered … How the scam works…
28 Nov 2014 … you empty handed with a gift that never arrives. Another common scam at this time of the year is the fake parcel delivery scam, where scammers jump on the Christmas mail rush by emailing Australians … computer and the loss of your data. Another variation of the scam is where the scammer will offer, for … You are contacted out of the blue over the phone or via email from someone posing as an employee from a legitimate parcel delivery service. If you are contacted via email, it may look like the real deal, complete with a legitimate company’s logos and branding. The sender may also claim to be from an…