by Lucy Filetti | Apr 15, 2025 | News
Australians are facing an increase in scams and card fraud, with the most common scam over the 2023-24 period having involved ‘buying and selling’, according to the latest data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS has this month released figures from...
by Andie Robinson | Apr 19, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
Latest figures in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Targeting Scams report, which analysed over 500,000 scam reports from various agencies, have prompted urgent calls for the Australian Federal Government to take action. The report reveals...
by Filitsa Vais | Jun 2, 2021 | News
Photo: Slate.com COVID-19 has made it easier for scammers to take advantage of Australians looking to buy a puppy according to the ACCC. Puppy scams in Australia are four times higher than they were in 2019, with the pandemic driving demand for a forever friend....