Consumer Affairs Victoria warns small businesses of scammers
The Victorian government consumer regulator, Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a campaign to help small businesses be aware of scams.
The campaign, called Stevie’s Scam School, was developed by Melbourne agency Taboo.
The agency created six one-minute video clips featuring common small business scams in response to growing concerns about scammers targeting small businesses.
Roz Howe, general manager marketing and education for the Consumer Affairs Victoria said: “We wanted to use a unique style of presentation to attract attention and encourage viewing. We also wanted to ensure the videos created a positive learning and viewing experience to encourage people to forward it on.”
In conjunction with the videos, an activation at Melbourne’s Federation Square on Thursday 22 March will ask passers-by to take the truth or scam test.
In a box pop style, the interviews will be compiled and posted on CAV’s YouTube channel.
The campaign has been launched in conjunction with the National Fraud Awareness Week.
I have lost count as to how many calls I have received fromthe sub continent at the Windows Service Centre. It is over 10. I got them once, said that I had computer problem, but was in a meeting and I needed their number to call them straight back.
The number they gave was a Sydney number in Chatswood NSW. (IP number that forwarded the call to the sub continent). I taped the call (naughty) and rang the Federal Police. I was floored , they did not care and told me to complete a form online. Never heard back. I had their number and a recording. Surely they could have found the exact place of the calls?
Then I had a few calls after that and after their rant I told them the Federal Police were monitoring my phone, and they just hung up.
No calls for 3 months now.
One other thing, not all internet security / virus checkers are the same, you need the better ones (not the free ones). They are 3 that work, the rest have holes.
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