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21 Dec 2023 … ... ... it probably is For further information and to report scams ACCC’s SCAMwatch website www.scamwatch.gov.au ACCC … Authority’s website: www.spam.acma.gov.au Scams aim to take your money— watch out for: • unsolicited offers … to send money or personal details to claim your winnings • ‘Nigerian scams’ asking for money or assistance…
09 Nov 2021 …How this scam works … that if you do some superficial research, the scam will seem real. Some examples of the real Spanish … : Lottery scam - El Gordo Sweepstake ( PDF 177.84 KB ) Lottery scam - The UK National Lottery ( PDF 29.69 KB ) Lottery scam - Australian Lotto Inc ( PDF 40.18 KB ) You may also be asked to provide personal details to…
21 Dec 2023 …Protect yourself from scams after a data breach fact sheet … Document HOW TO AVOID SCAMS AFTER A DATA BREACH STOP – Don’t give money or personal information … phone, a token or secret question. Your face or fingerprint or voice can also be the key to let you…
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…
20 Oct 2023 …Job scams factsheet - October 2023 … Document 1 FACTSHEET 17 October 2023 Jobs and employment scams The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning Australian job seekers to be on the lookout for employment-related scams. So far this year … suffered a median loss of $6,000. Scamwatch reports show these scams are impacting students looking…
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…