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05 Nov 2012 …If you receive a phone call or email out of the blue about a sports investment opportunity, just hang up or press delete. Always get independent financial or legal advice if an offer involves significant money, time or commitment. Don’t be enticed by reports of past performance or graphs showing high … You can report scams to the ACCC via the report a scam page on SCAMwatch.…
09 May 2013 …You are approached by a stranger over the phone, by email or even in person offering to sell you vouchers for heavily discounted holiday accommodation. The accommodation is usually for holiday destinations popular with Australians such as Phuket, Koh Samui and Bali. If you purchase a voucher, you may … directly using contact details you sourced independently through a phone book or online search. Don’t trust … deal, do not click on any links or open attachments – just press ‘delete’. Pay attention to the details…
22 Oct 2024 …Scam alert: Scammers are targeting Australians in hardship … How to spot the scam … This scam can be hard to spot because criminals can set up fake social media accounts that look genuine. The scammers will ask for your identity information and myGov login details. Investment scam victim…
04 Dec 2024 …Scam alert: Online shopping scams … . The National Anti-Scam Centre has removed or limited access to thousands of investment, phishing, and online shopping scam websites this year. About 50 per cent of fake or malicious websites taken down in the last 3 months have been running online shopping scams. … How to spot the scam…
13 Aug 2013 …If you receive an email from out of the blue from someone claiming that you are entitled to a refund – just press ‘delete’. If you’re not sure whether an email is a scam, verify who they are by using … images of the ATO’s official site, with scam forms designed to be quick and easy to fill out. You may … send you to another scam site asking for your log-in details or personal information.…
11 Mar 2025 … losses of $69.5 million. Phone scams had the highest overall losses for contact method with $107.2 … Australians better protected as reported scam losses fell by almost 26 per cent … News The National Anti-Scam Centre’s latest Targeting Scams Report found scam losses reported…
23 Aug 2024 …Scams Awareness Week 2024: Share a story, stop a scam … News This Scams Awareness Week (26 to 30 August) the National Anti-Scam Centre is encouraging Australians to speak up, share their experiences with others and to report scams to Scamwatch. This Scams Awareness Week (26 to 30 August) the National Anti-Scam Centre is encouraging Australians to speak up, share … We’re asking people to share their scam stories with friends, colleagues and loved ones to show that, given the right circumstances, anyone can become a victim of a scam. Scammers create and take advantage of different situations, such as when people are distracted, busy, fearful, anxious, or stressed. Use…
21 May 2024 … million to the AFCX. Australians made 67,709 scam reports to Scamwatch, 16,342 scam reports to ReportCyber and 23,200 scam reports to the AFCX. Text messages, emails and phone calls were the top 3 methods used … National Anti-Scam Centre reports on third quarter and first fusion cell … News The National Anti-Scam Centre releases its third quarterly update and reports on its first fusion cell. The National Anti-Scam Centre has released its third quarterly update and first fusion cell report, targeting investment scams.…
04 Dec 2018 … with phone calls or emails they receive threatening arrest or jail over unpaid tax debts. Tax scams seem to be everywhere at the moment and Scamwatch is warning people not to engage with phone calls or … significantly during the past month. The scam is timed to coincide with the cut-off date for people needing to…
23 Aug 2022 …ACCC warning of suspicious messages as “Hi Mum” scams spike … News Scamwatch is urging the public to be wary of phone messages from a family member or friend claiming they need help, following a significant rise in “Hi Mum” scams in recent months. Scamwatch is urging the public to be wary of phone messages from a family member or friend claiming they need help … The ACCC-run Scamwatch aims to raise awareness about how to recognise, avoid and report scams…