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04 Oct 2016 …Immigration scam targets migrants … has received 300 reports about this scam since March, with more than $150,000 reported lost. “The … department or organisation yourself in the phone book or online and phone or email them.”…
20 Mar 2014 …How this scam works … If you receive an email or social media message out of the blue from a stranger claiming to have information or news on Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, do not click on any links or open attachments – just press ‘delete’. If you want to access footage or information about major or breaking news, use … You can report scams to the ACCC via the SCAMwatch report a scam page. You can also report spam to the ACMA .…
26 Oct 2020 … with authority, to scam victims. These scams are mainly phone-based and impersonate various officials … the phone.” Consumers can also download the ACCC’s Little Black Book of Scams , which has been translated … Threat based scams targeting young people and Chinese community…
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!…
11 Dec 2018 … don’t exist. This scam has cost Australians nearly $3 million in 2018, with more than 8,700 reports … , nearly $135,000 has been lost to this scam. Parcel delivery scams: scammers may ask you to print off … scams and $400,000 was reported lost,” Ms Rickard said. “This isn’t a usual holiday season scam, however…
23 May 2018 … ACCC’s Scamwatch website received 1810 scam reports in 2017 from Indigenous people with losses totalling nearly $1.7 million – a 14 per cent increase compared to 2016. “Reports of scam activity to the ACCC from Indigenous people has, unfortunately, never been higher,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. The scam…
22 Apr 2015 … $1,000 to resubmit forms. These scam phone calls appear to be targeting people from India and Pakistan. The ACCC has received 150 reports of this scam since February with more than $35,000 reported lost … Immigration scam targets migrants … Be on guard, if you receive a phone call from someone threatening you with deportation and asking…
16 Sep 2019 …. This figure already exceeds total losses to the scam for 2018 which came to just under $1.2 million. Losses have been experienced in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia; however, the scam is … Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. There are two main variations of this scam. First, speaking in Mandarin…
13 Apr 2015 …Telephone calls alleging fake arrest warrants used to scam money … Be on guard, if you receive a phone call from someone saying you have an arrest warrant and asking you to pay a fee, hang up and do not respond. If in doubt, don’t use the contact details provided - look up the government department or organisation yourself in the phone book or online and phone or … If you receive a phone call or email out of the blue from someone claiming to be from the…
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.…