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Watch out for offers out of the blue You should be aware of some pitfalls with unexpected offers for your shares. |
| Type of scam | Report it to... |
| Financial products and services promising returns that are too good to be true (including phone investment scams) | ASIC Infoline You can also lodge a formal complaint |
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| Money transfer schemes offering you fake jobs or 'working from home' opportunities | SCAMwatch (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) |
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| 'Nigerian' advance fee scams asking for your help to transfer money out of a country | SCAMwatch |
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| Lottery scams, telling you 'out of the blue' that you've won a prize in an international lottery | SCAMwatch |
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| Phishing - fake bank emails asking you for your account details | Contact your legitimate financial institution directly. Do not respond to any contact details in the email itself. |
| Pyramid marketing schemes | |
| - involving a financial product: | Contact ASIC Infoline. You can also lodge a formal complaint |
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| - not involving a financial product: | Contact your local State office of fair trading, consumer affairs. |
