ACCC Warns Of Criminals Targeting Previous Victims
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July 9, 2024
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Australians who have been victims of a scam are being urged by the National Anti-Scam Centre to be wary of any offers... Read More
Commonwealth Bank Sends Out Major Alert Over New Scam
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January 22, 2024
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Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has issued an urgent warning following a mass text messaging scam pretending to be a “security alert,” urging individuals... Read More
Aussies Lost $3.1 Billion To Scams In 2022
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April 17, 2023
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Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams in 2022, an 80 per cent increase from the prior year, with the spike... Read More
Online Scammers Targeting Job Seekers: ACCC
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January 3, 2023
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The ACCC has warned that Australians looking for work were cheated out of over $8.7 million last year through online recruitment scams.... Read More
Telstra Blocks 7,685 Scam Emails Each Minute
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November 30, 2022
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Telstra wants its Bigpond customers to know the lengths it is going to in order to protect them from incoming email scams.... Read More
ACCC Given Extra Powers To Prosecute Scammers
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October 26, 2022
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Among the extra powers and responsibilities handed to the ACCC in last night’s budget was the ability to go after dodgy operators... Read More
Aussie Parents Duped Out Of $2.6M In WhatsApp Scams
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August 23, 2022
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Over a thousand Australians have fallen victim this year to a new texting scam, with reported losses of $2.6 million over the... Read More
SMS Scam Blocking Rules Come Into Play For Telcos
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July 13, 2022
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Telcos must now take a front foot in the identification, tracing, and blocking of suspected SMS scam messages. The Australian Communications and... Read More
Scams Cost Australians $2 Billion Last Year
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July 4, 2022
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Australians were robbed of more than $2 billion by scammers in 2021, despite the safeguards stopping more potential scam activity than ever... Read More
Kmart Shoppers Warned Over Nintendo Scam
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June 8, 2022
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A warning about a scam going around that purports to offer Nintendo Switch consoles for the bargain basement price of $2.95. “Kmart... Read More
