09 Nov Scams Awareness Week 2022
This Scams Awareness Week 2022 from 7-11 November, is designed to empower Australians to spot a scam. The Scamwatch website is a fantastic resource run by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that provides information to consumers and small businesses about how to recognise, avoid and report scams.
You can find the website by going to scamwatch.gov.au and read more about this Scams Awareness Week.
The Scamwatch and ACCC websites contain a range of tools and resources about scams, including:
- Scamwatch Report Form: If you’ve come across a scam you can report it here.
- Scamwatch reporting statistics: Provides up-to-date statistics on scams reported by Australians.
- Targeting Scams Reports: Our yearly report on scam trends and statistics.
- Helping a friend or family member who is a victim to a scam: Useful information if someone close to you has been scammed.
- Be Safe, Be Alert Online: Information on organisations who may be able to help when someone has been scammed.
- Where else to get help: Other organisations who might be able to help when someone has fallen victim to a scam.
- Little Black Book of Scams: Information on identifying a scam (available digitally in a range of languages).
Should you have any questions or concerns please refer to the Scam Watch page, or should you wish to make an appointment with one of our experienced Team members, please contact us on 8525 2700 or click here to request an appointment.