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11 Sep 2014 …Watch out – if someone approaches you or your community with an offer that seems too good to be true, say no and walk away. If you think you have fallen victim to a scam, don’t feel shame – report it the ACCC through the Indigenous Hotline: 1300 303 143. … through an independent source such as a phone book or online search. If someone you don’t know is asking for personal information or money, don’t engage – press ‘delete’, shut the door or just hang up. Don’t … a scam, tell us about it (see contact details below), and help protect your family and friends by…
17 Apr 2023 …News The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams … to support the community in the fight against scams. This is an 80 per cent increase on total losses recorded in 2021. The latest Targeting Scams report has revealed Australians lost a record $3.1 billion … Scamwatch received 239,237 scam reports last year, a 16.5 per cent drop on the number of reports…
06 Jun 2022 … text message or phone call from someone offering you an opportunity to invest, it is likely a scam and you should immediately hang up or delete the message,” Ms Rickard said. Phone scams have almost halved … Australians are losing more money to investment scams … News Australians lost over $205 million to scams between 1 January and 1 May, a 166 per cent…
06 Oct 2021 … will be automatically deleted if you don’t access it. Several Flubot scam messages, all listed in the spam and blocked folder in an Android phone's messages app Example: Android's spam/blocked folder with several scam … to the numbers it steals from your phone, continuing and expanding the scam. … or criminal. Scammers can disguise their caller ID as legitimate numbers to carry out these scams. This is also known as spoofing. Delete the message immediately. Learn more about FluBot scams and other relevant phone scams at the IDCARE website .…
22 Sep 2022 …Customers warned to watch out for scams following Optus data breach … News Scamwatch is warning Optus customers to be on the look out for scams and take steps to secure their personal information following a cyber-attack. … : See our Optus data breach scams page for more information about the breach and how to protect yourself. Scamwatch is warning Optus customers to be on the look out for scams and take steps to secure…
05 Apr 2022 …, enabling them to scam their unsuspecting victims. Another tactic scammers use is to contact people by phone … offering to help recover scam losses for a fee, it is a scam. Hang up the phone, delete the email … Scammers targeting victims again through money recovery scams…
06 Apr 2018 … passports, it is a scam. Do not send them any money. Instead, hang up the phone immediately and report it to Scamwatch. Never give your personal, credit card or online account details over the phone unless you made the call and the phone number came from a trusted source. If you think you have provided your bank … they pay large sums of money. The scammer contacts their victim via phone and communicates in Mandarin…
12 Oct 2022 …Farm businesses warned as scams targeting agricultural sector grow … , particularly when buying heavy machinery, following a spike in scams targeting the agricultural sector … when buying heavy machinery, following a spike in scams targeting the agricultural sector this year…
04 Apr 2024 …Scam alert: Fake business invoice scams … News Scammers pretending to be real businesses are sending fake invoices to customers, with scam bank account details. These may seem to come from a business you expect an invoice from - but scammers have stolen their identity to steal your money. … of these scams, but they can affect any type of business. Scammers make these invoices look real by copying business logos and ABNs, making the scams harder to spot.…
03 Jan 2023 … Australians lost over $8.7 million to recruitment scams in 2022. Jobseekers are being urged to watch out for scammers, with new Scamwatch figures revealing Australians lost over $8.7 million to recruitment scams … to job scams.” “If you are job hunting and you are offered work that requires little effort for a big … Top tips for avoiding scams:…