Posts tagged "scamwatch"

A new phishing scam posing as Telstra is targeting Australian mailboxes and all recipients are urged to delete the email immediately.

The ATO is warning taxpayers about an evolution of the popular spoofing scam from 2018, amid concern businesses are being tricked.

Australian businesses have been specifically targeted by hackers in a new phishing scam which impersonates the government's AusTender website.

Businesses and individuals are being warned to look out for Grinch-like scammers trying to execute some crafty holiday scams.

Australia’s competition watchdog has warned SMEs to “urgently” review their security and pay systems after one business reported a $300,000 loss.

Elon Musk has, once again, become the victim of a wave of bitcoin scams, as pressure on Twitter to tackle the issue intensifies.

When it comes to scamming it’s the offenders and their actions we should be focusing on. How exactly do fraudsters get victims to do such outlandish things?

Australian consumers are tipped to shell out an average of $43.61 on someone special this Valentine’s Day, with travel and accommodation spe…

The end-of-year rush is prime time for shoppers to fall for the promise of free things, says one behavioural economics expert who warns Aust…

Australians have lost more than $64 million so far this year due to scam activity and in the lead-up to the end-of-year crunch, businesses a…

An ABC radio host has been told to “go and f*** your mum” after telling a suspected scammer claiming to be from the Australian Taxation Offi…

Business owners have been warned by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to be wary of phone calls coming from individuals cl…