How to Spot Work From Home Scams
The Internet has opened up many new employment horizons for industrious work at home mums. Unfortunately, there are many misleading "opportunities" and outright scams lurking among the genuine jobs. While this does mean you should be more cautious when looking for...
Beware of Scammers Imitating ASIC
If you are a business owner, you would be well aware of the yearly renewal fee emails you get from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. However scammers have recently been targeting business owners with fake renewal letters. Scammers pretending to be...
Beware of government grant scams
http://accc.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d4af35bb8308428c89cac9a4&id=6b6923f709&e=5bfd3ef9b7Scamwatch is warning Australian consumers and small businesses to take extra care when seeking government grants and to be suspicious of unsolicited offers of money in the form of government grants. If you are looking for grants to support or start a business be...
Are you looking for a grant to help fund your business? If the grant you’re interested in is offered by a government agency - don’t pay for the information! Protect your business from government grant scams Here are some key points to keep in mind when looking for a...
ANZ to refund $5 million for incorrect late payment and overlimit fees
Recently it was announced that ANZ is to refund $5 million to about 25,000 basic account holders for incorrect charges on consumer credit cards and visa debit cards. The media statement from Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) advised that ANZ has...
Don’t be duped by a smart phish!
We all know the saying: ‘Nothing is certain but death and taxes’. But in the online world, there’s a new certainty—tax-related phishing campaigns will ramp up around tax return time. We’re already starting to see this year’s crop in the spam reports we receive from...
Stay Scam Smart with these useful resources
Stay Scam Smart with these useful resources ScamWatch (Australian Government) http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/ Net Alert (Australian Government) http://www.netalert.gov.au/ FIDO (Australian Securities & Investments Commission) http://fido.asic.gov.au/ FraudWatch...
Beware of scammers continuing to pose as Microsoft with fake upgrade claims
Scamwatch is warning consumers to beware of scammers pretending to be from Microsoft, with the latest round of scams based around the current Microsoft Windows 10 system upgrade. Scammers often adapt their methods based on real word events and they are taking...
#SCAM: Beware of fake lottery and competition ‘wins’ on social networking platforms
Scamwatch is warning consumers to beware of fake lotteries or competitions on social networking platforms, with scammers using popular platforms to pedal these empty wins. Scammers have been sending messages through social media platforms advising recipients that they...
Get your FREE Copy Of The Little Black Book Of Scams
The little black book of scams highlights a variety of popular scams that regularly target Australian consumers and small business in areas such as fake lotteries internet shopping mobile phones online banking employment investment opportunities. It also offers...
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