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04 Aug 2025 …Scam alert: ACCC phone numbers spoofed by scammers … Criminals are calling people and pretending to be from a trusted organisation like a bank, IT company or phone company. 20 Nov 2024 Scam - bulk email extortion A sample email that threatens the recipient with fake images if they don't pay … Scam alert: Scammers impersonating banks in text messages, phone calls and emails…
25 Jun 2025 …Check for scam warning signs Is it a scam icon … Find out more about different types of scams and how scammers reach you. Be scam savvy icon … Here are some common signs that something is a scam and how to stay protected. I've been scammed icon…
01 May 2025 …How this scam works … The scammer will phone you and pretend to be a staff member from a large telecommunications or computer company, such as Telstra, the NBN or Microsoft. Alternatively they may claim to be from … that it has a virus. They may mention problems with your internet connection or your phone line and say…
16 Aug 2024 …Page The ACCC provides information on the most common types of scams targeting the Australian community, and collects and publishes data on these scam types. … Scam messages look like they are from the government, businesses you deal with or even your own family or friends to try to catch you out. Phone scams … Phone scams…
01 May 2025 …How the scam works … A scammer contacts you pretending to be from a legitimate business such a bank, telephone or internet service provider. You may be contacted by email, social media, phone call, or text message. alt … a slightly different address. If you provide the scammer with your details online or over the phone, they…
24 Apr 2025 …Warning signs it might be a scam … malicious software on to your computer or phone. Watch out for slight variations in Caller or Sender IDs … phone number: try to call them on the existing number you have for them message them on the new number…
12 Jan 2025 … billions of dollars each year. Whether it’s fake emails, unexpected phone calls or online schemes, scammers … Contact your bank if you notice unusual activity or if a scammer gets your money or information. Seek help and report the scam to Scamwatch . When you report scams, you help us stop the scam and warn others. … Common signs that something is a scam and how to stay protected.…
17 Sep 2024 …Travel prize scam: The holiday prize which nearly cost Nicole thousands of dollars … excited voice that she’d won the holiday. ‘The woman who answered the phone spoke very quickly and I was … . Nicole asked to withdraw but the woman on the phone refused. Eventually, Nicole spoke to a manager who…
20 Feb 2025 …Warning signs it might be a scam … post fake ads too. If you come across a scam, report it in the app where you found it, and to Scamwatch … details to anyone you have only met online, through email or over the phone. Scammers may deceive you by…
13 May 2011 …Beware of scam phone surveys which lead to other scam calls … News SCAMwatch is warning Australians to be alert to scam telephone surveys which gather your personal and banking information and use it to make future scam phone calls you receive appear legitimate … banking information and use it to make future scam phone calls you receive appear legitimate.…