Scams

How much is does the ACCC estimate that scams cost our community each year

• trillions of dollars

• $50,000

• hundreds of millions of dollars

• $12,990

Scams that use photos of random people to lure you into a relationship with the goal of obtaining money are known as

• Family scams

• Romance and dating scams

• Financial scams

• Phishing

Using promises of gains in cryptocurrency, binary options trades, superannuation schemes or managed funds are a group of scams known as

• Computer Scams

• Diamond Mining

• Dirty Money

• Investment Scams

You receive a phone call from 'Paula Brown' on a private number and she states that you will be arrested tomorrow on a charge of unpaid fines of $734 unless you pay the outstanding amount now. This could be what type of scam?

• A monetary scam

• Threat and penalty scam

• An unexpected money scam

• A phone scam

Your uncle sadly passed away last year. You receive an unexpected phone call from Henry who claims to be a Solicitor. He states that he has details of an inheritance for you, but he needs your account details and signature to pay the funds to you. This could be an ___________ scam.

You are trying to sell your old car. You receive a phone call from a man who then inspects the car and agrees to buy it. He gives you a personal cheque for $14,000 when the sale price is actually only $12,000. "oops" he says, "just transfer the extra $2,000 back to me online. What is the scammer trying to do?

• He hopes you will give him a discount on the price.

• He hopes you will just give him the car as it is all too hard!

• He hopes that you will transfer $2,000 to you online before you realise his $14,000 cheque is fake.

• He wants to pay $14,000

Keystroke loggers are used to:

• Count the number of key strokes you type

• Record exactly what you type on your keyboard including passwords

• Install malicious software on your device

• Access and control your email and bank accounts

You receive an email from a strange account with an attachment. Why should you not open the attachment?

• The attachment is probably very safe to open

• It could contain harmful programs which will install on your device

• It could explode your device

• It could be a phishing scam

'Joanne' from Telstra contacts you at 6.15pm. She states that you have a bug in your internet, but she will email you with a patch to download. "This will fix the problem" she states. What type of scam could she be attempting to carry out?

• Install spyware

• Install malware

• install ransomware

• Access your device to steal your identity

Is it legal to try to trick or scam someone for financial gain?

• Yes

• No