Steve is a 65-year-old who lives alone in retirement. Not long after his wife’s death, he received an unexpected call about an investment opportunity. The cold-callers sounded very professional and ...

John worked as an accounts manager for a local manufacturing business. Late on a Friday afternoon, he received an email which appeared to be from one of his regular suppliers, Mr Liu from Zhang-Fei ...

The best way to defend 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 learn about ...

Nicole was browsing the internet planning for her next holiday when a pop-up message appeared on her screen informing her that she had won a holiday to the Bahamas. To claim her prize she would have ...

SCAMwatch is warning prospective tenants to be wary when responding to rental properties advertised on the net where the 'owner' makes various excuses as to why you can't inspect the property but ...

SCAMwatch is once again warning members of the community, particularly the Chinese community, to take note of family or friends who say they have unexpectedly won a lot of money from someone who has ...

SCAMwatch is warning Australians to be on the lookout for a new chain letter scam seeking to take advantage of the current economic climate.

SCAMwatch is warning travellers to be cautious if they are approached on holidays by strangers offering travel club memberships which seem too good to be true.

Scams target you - Protect your computer is the latest message from the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce. Your computer can be attacked by phishing scams, spam, dodgy 'pop-ups' or malware – and ...

We need to talk about scams. Anyone can be scammed. And everyone has a part to play in shutting down scammers. This Scams Awareness Week, we’re encouraging all Australians to speak up, share and ...

We're testing ways to make it quicker and easier to report a scam. Help us take down scam websites and scam ads from social media and search results. Was your money stolen in the scam? We'll send you ...

澳洲競爭和消費者委員會（ACCC）的詐騙監察服務（Scamwatch）提醒澳洲華裔社區警惕兩種令人感到驚訝的騙局，這兩種騙局都涉及以假綁架和逮捕威脅進行敲詐勒索。 澳大利亚竞争和消费者委员 ...