Steve is a 65-year-old who lives alone in retirement. Not long after his wife’s death, he received an unexpected call about an investment opportunity. The cold-callers sounded very professional and ...

Nicole was browsing the internet planning for her next holiday when a pop-up message appeared on her screen informing her that she had won a holiday to the Bahamas. To claim her prize she would have ...

John worked as an accounts manager for a local manufacturing business. Late on a Friday afternoon, he received an email which appeared to be from one of his regular suppliers, Mr Liu from Zhang-Fei ...

SCAMwatch is once again warning members of the community, particularly the Chinese community, to take note of family or friends who say they have unexpectedly won a lot of money from someone who has ...

SCAMwatch is warning travellers to be cautious if they are approached on holidays by strangers offering travel club memberships which seem too good to be true.

Scams work because they look like the real thing and scammers contact you when you’re not expecting it, or busy trying to do many things at once. Criminals take advantage of new technology, new ...

We're testing ways to make it quicker and easier to report a scam. Help us take down scam websites and scam ads from social media and search results. Was your money stolen in the scam? We'll send you ...

SCAMwatch is warning prospective tenants to be wary when responding to rental properties advertised on the net where the 'owner' makes various excuses as to why you can't inspect the property but ...

SCAMwatch is warning you to be very careful if you think you can improve your odds with the aid of sports ‘investment’ opportunities.

SCAMwatch is warning travellers to be cautious if they are approached on holidays by strangers offering travel club memberships which seem too good to be true.

It's important to share stories of being scammed, because anyone can become a victim of a scam. These videos have examples of scam stories and advice about dealing with scams. By talking to each other ...