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21 May 2018 … reporting on scam activity. Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than in any other year since the ACCC began reporting on scam activity. According to the ACCC’s ninth annual Targeting scams report , released today, more than 200,000 scam reports were submitted to the ACCC, Australian Cybercrime Online…
15 Sep 2021 …News Police have received reports of scams involving fake Australian Federal Police (AFP) representatives targeting vulnerable members of the community. Police have received reports of scams involving … thousands of dollars into a scam bank account. In other cases, people have withdrawn money from … to threaten to arrest you, demand you withdraw money or ask you to confirm personal details over the phone. The AFP (and the Australian Government) will never seek payment for fines or other matters over the phone…
23 Jul 2019 … information, even in a scam completely unrelated to your finances, immediately contact your bank,” ACCC Deputy … in the course of a dating and romance scam. “No one is really selling an iPhone for $1, or rewarding … ’ lives a nightmare. They’ll change the victims’ phone carrier so they lose service and set up mail…
22 Aug 2017 …. “Australians over 65 are particularly vulnerable to this scam with fraudsters using phone calls to target their victims,” Ms Rickard said. “NBN will never phone you out of the blue to try to sign you up to a service … gift cards, it is 100 per cent a scam. Legitimate businesses, especially those like NBN, will never ask…
07 Nov 2022 …Scams Awareness Week 2022 empowers Australians to spot a scam … News Australians are being urged to learn how to spot a scam this national Scams Awareness Week … are being urged to learn how to spot a scam this national Scams Awareness Week (7-11 November) after…
12 Jul 2021 ….” Scams of this nature will often be an unexpected phone call saying you’ve been billed for a purchase you … Computer takeover scams on the rise … 6,500 Australians have reported phone calls from scammers trying to convince them to download software that gives access to home computers and their bank accounts. Commonly called remote access scams, scammers…
01 Dec 2016 …. If you have fallen victim to a scam or you receive a lot of unsolicited emails and phone calls … steal this information later. The ACORN will never contact you by phone. If anyone calls you claiming … card or online account details over the phone unless you made the call and the phone number came from a trusted source. If you receive a phone call out of the blue about your computer and remote access is…
19 Jun 2017 … older Australians (those aged 65+) are particularly vulnerable to this scam and that email or the phone … of this scam, with nearly $260,000 lost. Phishing scams are the most common scam reported to … come either via the phone or email. The scammers will pretend to be representatives of well-known…
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!…