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Email scams on ASIC hitlist

... consumer protection. The regulator said that the top three scams and fraud complaints they received since last year were cold calling schemes, horse racing-related rorts and email scams, particularly bank scams. It is estimated that Australians lose ...

FPA and ASIC warn consumers to defend against fraudsters

... consumer protection, Greg Tanzer, said, "Over the past six years alone, Australians have lost at least $400 million to cold calling frauds whereby unlicensed overseas organisations pretend to be stockbrokers and investment houses. "Informed consumers ...

Beware the cold calling con artist

ASIC has advised investors to be wary about unsolicited phone calls or emails offering high returns on shares or other investments after the number of complaints the regulatory body received about the practice doubled in August and September 2004. The ...

ASIC warns consumers are target of offshore fraud

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... superannuation. The corporate watchdog said today offshore brokers were not only looking for new victims but were now also cold calling and emailing previous victims of fraud with offers to trade worthless shares for new shares. ASIC executive director ...

Strengthening market brings increase in share scams: ASIC

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
... and Don'ts for the would-be investor. ASIC said that as the markets had been recovering, there had been increased cold calling and emailing of Australian investors. Perhaps surprisingly, the scammers, largely unlicensed offshore stockbrokers, have been ...

ASIC warns investors against illegal cold calling scams

... callers," said ASIC executive director consumer protection Peter Kell. ASIC particularly highlighted the activities of a cold calling operation called Grace Morley & Associates, which has been included on the black list. "It appears that nearly 50 Australians ...

ASIC takes legal action against company for cold calling investors

... alleges represented itself as an Australian-based brokerage firm, promoting shares in US-backed companies by way of cold calling and hawking to investors in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. ASIC had also obtained orders in the Supreme Court of New ...
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