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The little black book of scams

Date published: 19th March 2012

The little black book of scams highlights a variety of popular scams that regularly target Australian consumers and small business in areas such as fake lotteries, internet shopping, mobile phones, online banking, employment and investment opportunities. It also offers consumers tips on how to protect themselves from scams, what they can do to minimise damage if they do get scammed and how they can report a scam.

We have launched a new pocket sized version of the booklet which highlights the top 10 scams to avoid.

A printed version of this publication is available at no cost.
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An electronic version of this publication is available at no cost.

Little Black Book of Scams - Pocket-sized guide.pdf (1.3 MB)
The comprehensive version of the booklet which provides extra detail on scams
is available at no cost as an electronic publication only.
Little Black Book of Scams - comprehensive version.pdf (1.3 MB)
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