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20 Feb 2025 …Warning signs it might be a scam … post fake ads too. If you come across a scam, report it in the app where you found it, and to Scamwatch … details to anyone you have only met online, through email or over the phone. Scammers may deceive you by…
22 Jan 2024 …Scam alert: Jobs and 'side hustle' scams … News People looking for work are being warned to watch out for scam job or 'side hustle' ads on social media. … Scammers are using fake job ads to attract job seekers looking for extra income. Of all scam types, jobs and employment scams grew the fastest in 2023, costing Australians $24.7 million. This has almost tripled losses from these scams in 2022. These scams target people wanting to earn extra money through…
20 Oct 2023 …Scam alert: job scams on the rise … or recruiters offering work. The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning Australian job seekers to be on the lookout for employment-related scams. So far this year, scammers have stolen $19.6 million from people … reports show these scams are impacting students looking for part-time work, culturally and linguistically…
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.…
01 May 2009 …Credit card scam targeting small businesses … usually via wire or money transfer. This scam appears to be a variation on the cheque overpayment scam … taking orders or making payments about this scam.…