Australians are advised to be cautious of scams during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. With the official Black Friday date on November 29, the National Anti-Scam Centre has taken action against thousands of scam websites, while ACCC's Lowe warns against fraudulent offers.
Australians are being warned to remain vigilant and look out for scams during this weekend's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. The official date for Black Friday this year is 29 November, but many businesses have already been running sales for several weeks — and opportunistic criminals have also been busy. The National Anti-Scam Centre said it has removed or limited access to thousands of investment, phishing, and online shopping scam websites this year.
Australia Post has also issued a warning over shopping scams during Black Friday and Christmas sales . New research by the postal service found 75 per cent of respondents believe scams are becoming more convincing, and many said scams are harder to distinguish when it comes to texts, calls and emails. Seventy per cent reported delivery and package scams as the most common. Parcel delivery scams may reference real company names, which can cause confusion for recipients.
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