Posts tagged "scams"

The corporate cop has taken down more than 2,500 investment scam and phishing websites in the past four months alone. 

Job scams are on the rise and Australians are being warned to be wary, with losses since January this year reaching $20 million.

Australian businesses reported an astonishing $23.2 million in scam losses across 2022, with new data from the ACCC showing small firms are persistently vulnerable to email compromise and false billing scams.

With Australians facing a hefty $4 billion scam bill this year, small businesses across the country are being urged to learn the tricks of the trade and arm themselves against scammers.

ASIC has revealed its enforcement priorities with suspicious crypto companies, investment scams and greenwashing at the top of its hit list.

The Labor government has committed $12.6 million of its 2022 budget to combat scams and online fraud, with the bulk going towards a National Anti-Scam Centre.

On Tuesday, the ACCC attended the standing committee for economics for a review of the commission’s 2021 annual report. Here are four key takeaways from the session.

There were 228 reports of imposter bond scams between January and June, compared with 82 reports in the same period last year, Scamwatch revealed on Wednesday.

ACCC boss Gina Cass-Gottlieb has outlined her favoured approach for reducing the ‘financial and emotional devastation’ that scammers cause Australians.

This article focuses on the five scam types that have grown most in value since 2020.

This year, scammers have already made headway on their tax-related harvest. The ATO has reported a rise in phishing attempts related to cryptocurrency tax evasion and offers of TFNs.

The media is rife with cases of scammers and fraudsters, but deep down most business owners think it won’t happen in their company.