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27 Aug 2018 … being used to send scam messages. This is where they say with the victim’s help, they can use the … online banking. Some are also tricked into providing iTunes gift card numbers over the phone to these … they refuse to help and may even face legal consequences. These types of scam can be very scary, as…
08 Nov 2021 …Scams Awareness Week 2021 … News Scams Awareness Week 2021 takes place 8-12 November. This Scams Awareness Week we’re encouraging everyone to start a conversation about scams. Stop scams. Speak up. Banner saying "The more we talk about scams, the less power they have." Stop scams. Speak up. Scams Awareness Week 2021 takes … Staying silent gives scammers more power. Let’s speak up and stop scams!…
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.…
22 Mar 2012 …Beware of phone scams – 2011 Targeting Scams report … News SCAMwatch is continuing to warn Australians to beware of scams delivered by phone with the ACCC receiving over 43,000 reports of scams perpetrated this way in 2011. SCAMwatch is continuing to warn Australians to beware of scams delivered by phone with the ACCC receiving over 43,000 reports of … The ACCC received over 83,000 scam reports and enquiries in 2011, almost doubling that of 2010. Scam losses reported to the ACCC totalled more than $85.6 million, a 35 per cent increase from 2010. 88…
02 Aug 2011 … to a scam or you receive a lot of unsolicited emails and phone calls consider changing your email address and phone numbers. If you think you have provided your account details to a scammer, contact your … Stay Smart Online alert 27 July 2011 - Scam phone calls informing you of a virus or wanting to install remote access software SCAMwatch radar March 2011: New twist on computer error message/virus scams: joint warning SCAMwatch radar July 2010: Telemarketing scam: your computer has a virus! Stay one step … News SCAMwatch has received reports of a new twist on the computer remote access scam with callers…
03 Oct 2012 …News Joint action between three international regulators has thwarted a massive global phone scam … thwarted a massive global phone scam, with US authorities winning court orders to close down and freeze … Recognise the signs—if you’re being pressured to act, disclose personal details or send money to a stranger, it’s almost certainly a scam. For example, Microsoft never makes unsolicited phone calls about its products.…
23 Mar 2011 … Australians to continue to be wary of scam calls claiming that your computer is infected with a virus or is … (ACMA) are warning Australians to continue to be wary of scam calls claiming that your computer is … calls to people who initially fell victim to the scam. In these calls the scammer falsely claim to be…
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…
11 Sep 2017 … you to pay for anything using an iTunes gift card, it is a scam. There are never any circumstances … scam examples the ACCC is currently seeing where scammers are demanding iTunes gift cards as payment … cards, the scammer claims police will come and handcuff them. Catch-a-hacker scam – scammers pretending…
02 Jul 2010 …Telemarketing scam: your computer has a virus! … them gain remote access to your computer. SCAMwatch has heard several variations of this scam, but … If you receive a phone call out of the blue from someone about your computer system’s security status, hang up. NEVER give a stranger remote access to your computer. Do not give out your personal, credit card or online account details over the phone unless you made the call and the phone number came…