Tag: Scamwatch

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August 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Scammers nick $4.4M in 2018 from online bank access: ACCC

Scammers are increasingly catching out people by impersonating well-known businesses or the police so they can get access to computers and steal money or banking information. The ACCC’s Scamwatch website has recorded a significant spike in these types of scams, known as remote access scams, with more than 8000 reports recorded in 2018 so far…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Australia ACCC warns of phishing scams targeting consumers

The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) just warned people to stay alert to ‘phishing’ scammers pretending to be from well-known businesses and government departments trying to con unsuspecting victims out of their personal information and money. So far in 2017, the ACCC’s Scamwatch has received more than 11,000 reports of this scam, with nearly…

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