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Outsmart the scammers - National Consumer Fraud Week  is coming soon. 17 to 23 June 2013
SCAMwatch radar
Beware of fake charities
October 2013: SCAMwatch and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) are reminding people to beware of scammers pretending to represent a charity or not-for-profit organisation.
Beware of scam surveys and fake free offers
September 2013: SCAMwatch is reminding people to beware of online scams – surveys, emails and social-media posts – offering fake gift vouchers or other bogus inducements in return for disclosin...


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Don’t answer a scammer’s survey
The ACCC is warning shoppers to watch out for a fake Woolworths customer satisfaction survey that asks for bank account details in exchange for a $150 gift voucher.

Scam awareness videos
View scams awareness videos on a variety of topics including internet and social media scams, tax scams, identity theft, card skimming and smartphone scams.

ACCC 2012 Targeting scams report released: $93 million lost to scams
The ACCC has released its 2012 Targeting scams report - its fourth annual report into scam activity and consumer fraud affecting Australians.


 

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