During this year’s National Consumer Fraud Week (15 - 19 May), Scamwatch is providing advice to Australians to help them ‘spot social media scams’.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) eighth annual report on scam activity highlights the significant harm scams continue to cause to the Australian community. This report explains key trends in scam activity and highlights the impact of scams on the community.

This report explains key trends in scam activity in Australia and highlights the impact of scams on the community.

Explains key trends in scam activity and highlights the impact of scams on the community. Snapshot of 2014 Overall contacts levels and financial losses In 2014 the ACCC continued to observe a high level of scams activity in Australia, with 91 637 scam- related contacts received from consumers and businesses compared with 91 927 in...

Explains key trends in scam activity and highlights the impact of scams on the community.