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Farm businesses warned as scams targeting agricultural sector grow

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Spike in scams targeting the agricultural sector

Farmers and small businesses in rural and regional areas are urged to be cautious, particularly when buying heavy machinery, following a spike in scams targeting the agricultural sector this year.

Reports to the ACCC’s Scamwatch show Australian farm businesses lost more than $1.2 million to scammers between 1 […]

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February 2022 cryptocurrency scam

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Cryptocurrency tax evasion scam

Scammers pretending to be from the ATO are telling people they are suspected of being involved in cryptocurrency tax evasion

They are then asking them to ‘connect their wallet’ and provide detailed information via a link.

If you receive an SMS or email like this, don’t click on the link. It […]

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Superannuation investment scam alert

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November 2021 phone and email scams – superannuation

The ATO is concerned about an increase in scams involving fake superannuation investments.

Scammers are phoning and emailing people, pretending to be financial advisers or super experts. They are encouraging people to invest their super in a supposedly high performing self-managed super fund (SMSF).

These scammers will […]

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Be alert as scam activity peaks during COVID-19

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October is cybersecurity awareness month

Australians are being encouraged to be wary of potential scams.

New research has revealed that more than 1.2 million Australians have been scammed in the past 12 months.

According to a new study, more than 1.2 million Australians have been scammed in the last 12 months, with people under 30 […]

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