Tag: ACCC

Australia
April 17, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Sophisticated scams on the rise: Australians lose record AU$1.5 billion to investment scams in 2022

She said: As scammers become increasingly sophisticated in their tactics, it is clear a coordinated response across government, law enforcement, and the private sector is essential to combat scams more effectively. The number of scam reports received by Scamwatch reduced by 16.5% last year to 239,237, while the financial losses increased by 76% to over…

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Australia
July 04, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Australians lost over $2 billion to scams last year

Out of the total number, investment scams accounted for the highest loss with $701 million in 2021, followed by payment redirection scams and romance scams which with losses of $227 million and $142 million, respectively. The increasing popularity of cryptocurrency has contributed to the growing amount of investment scams, according to the report. The ACCC…

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Australia
June 09, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Australian consumers lose $400,000 to smartphone app Ponzi scheme

An ACCC spokesperson stated: The ‘Hope Business’ app is a scam. Victims were encouraged to transfer funds in a Ponzi scheme. They were initially able to withdraw funds which encouraged them to recommend the application to family and friends, but they were subsequently unable to access their money. The same spokesperson then stressed that anyone…

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Australia
June 07, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Australians lost $328 million to investments scams in 2020

The ACCC said in the report: It is not surprising that in 2020, 25% of all scam reports involved the loss of personal information, up from 16% in 2019. Loss of personal information was even higher among Indigenous consumers, where 36% of all scam reports involved the loss of personal information. The increasing value of…

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February 04, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Can a BPH investee have a positive influence over East Coast gas crisis?

The following article was written by Jonathan Jackson. Late in 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has confirmed that domestic wholesale gas prices have risen two to three times higher than historical prices. This has put many trade-exposed Australian manufacturers under extreme pressure. There is also continuing uncertainty about the longer-term supply outlook.…

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crypto scam protection interview
August 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Scammers nick $4.4M in 2018 from online bank access: ACCC

Scammers are increasingly catching out people by impersonating well-known businesses or the police so they can get access to computers and steal money or banking information. The ACCC’s Scamwatch website has recorded a significant spike in these types of scams, known as remote access scams, with more than 8000 reports recorded in 2018 so far…

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