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24 May 2018 …Scam reports … The categories with the most threat-based impersonation scam reports in 2017 were: … agency or trusted business, always consider the possibility that it may be a scam – then stop and check…
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…
20 Nov 2023 …News Consumers are being warned to watch out for scam websites impersonating high-profile … ). Consumers are being warned to watch out for scam websites impersonating high-profile Australian retailers … Anti-Scam Centre has detected a concerning increase in the number of reports of fake websites that look…
29 May 2015 …News Scamwatch is warning of phone calls from scammers claiming to collect debts. Scamwatch is warning of phone calls from scammers claiming to collect debts. Recently scammers have been cold calling … have received reports of these phone calls demanding payments for overdue accounts and using the threat … You receive an unexpected phone call from a person claiming you owe money for your phone or energy bill. The phone numbers they use will appear local but this doesn’t make the demand any more legitimate. The caller may be very threatening saying that if you do not pay you will be disconnected, receive…
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!…
24 Apr 2018 … highest number of incidents of the fake billing scam, with 1779 households reporting being victims … fake utility billing scam incidents,” Ms Rickard said. “I advise consumers to contact their … the phone book.” In one case reported to the ACCC, a customer received a fake Telstra bill in the mail…
20 Jul 2022 …Making Australia the world's hardest target for scams … News The financial and emotional devastation caused by scams every year in Australia can be reduced … caused by scams every year in Australia can be reduced if government, consumer groups and the private…
24 Nov 2020 … the highest number of scams involving phones and computers. “Watch out for popular products being sold … Watch out for online shopping scams this holiday season … News Losses to online shopping scams have increased 42 per cent this year, and Scamwatch is warning Australians to be careful when buying gifts this holiday season. Losses to online shopping scams have…
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…