Tagged: scamwatch

May 21, 2018 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published their 9th annual report on scam activity in Australia.  As one may expect, investment scams posted the highest amount of loss in 2017 with reports to “Scamwatch” and ACORN exceeding $64.6 million (Dating and romance scams’ were… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Scamwatch, an initiative by the Australian government, has reported an interesting statistic. According to Scamwatch, Bitcoin related scams are on the rise. This is according to a tweet by Scamwatch which is part of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).   Here’s a snapshot… Read More