When the situation is right, anyone can be scammed. This Scams Awareness Week let’s remind people to Stop. Check. Protect. to keep us all safe from scams. Keep an eye out on this page for resources ...

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Scammers are defrauding consumers and businesses with scam websites that impersonate well-known brands. Businesses impersonated by scammers may suffer brand damage and loss of consumer trust and ...

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 ...

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. They sound urgent to get you to act quickly. They often have ...

Business email compromise scams caused the highest losses across all scam types in 2019 costing businesses $132 million, according to the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report. “These combined losses from the ...

This report provides insight into scams reported by Australians in 2024 and highlights the impact of combined efforts by government, law enforcement, community sector and industry to combat these ...

Serious damage can occur when your information winds up in the wrong hands, but there are steps we can take to protect ourselves. Scamwatch urges everyone to be cautious and remain alert to potential ...

Scam emails look like the real thing, but watch out for links and attachments designed to steal your money or information. Scammers send 'urgent' emails pretending to be from the government, law ...

The best way to protect yourself against scams is through awareness and education. The Little Book of Scams is recognised internationally as an important tool for consumers and small businesses to ...

The ACCC acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Australia on which we live and work. We acknowledge their connection to this Country and pay our respect to Elders past, present ...

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. Be suspicious of anyone who unexpectedly contacts you on ...