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Scams Awareness Week 2023, Who's really there? 27 November to 1 December Hashtag ScamsWeek2023

Scams Awareness Week

From 27 November to 1 December, we're putting the spotlight on impersonation scams. These scams have robbed the World of millions of dollars this year.

Always ask yourself: who’s really there?

Scams Awareness Week 2023

Report A Scam

Your report helps us disrupt scams, monitor trends and warn others about new and emerging scams.

  1. STOP – Don’t give money or personal information to anyone if unsure

    Scammers will offer to help you or ask you to verify who you are. They will pretend to be from organisations you know and trust like, police, a bank, government or a fraud service.

  2. THINK – Ask yourself could the message or call be fake?

    Never click a link in a message. Only contact businesses or government using contact information from their official website or through their secure apps. If you’re not sure say no, hang up or delete.

  3. PROTECT – Act quickly if something feels wrong.

    Contact your bank if you notice some unusual activity or if a scammer gets your money or information. Seek help and report to us.

Find out more about how to stay safe online

Scams awareness network

The scams awareness network is a group of government regulatory agencies and departments all over the World. Our members are responsible for consumer protection and policing in the areas of scams, cyber safety and fraud.

Dealing with business impersonation scams

You should monitor the use of your business and brand name. You can do this yourself, or use a monitoring and removal service. This helps you detect and remove fraudulent websites before any harm is done to your business or customers.

Targeting scams
report

The Targeting scams report highlights the cooperative work of the Global Anti-Scam Centre as well as other regulators and law enforcement agencies to disrupt scams and educate consumers.