ࡱ> tvsg 0bjbj 4@x jx jW'$$$$$$$$8$D%T$km%(%(%%%(((3k5k5k5k5k5k5kDnp5k$*((**5k$$%%Jk---*^$%$%3k-*3k--`g%+Y+?etk`k0keq+Nqggq$gX(Z)@-V)4)q(((5k5k/-(((k****q(((((((((Y O#: This is the text only version of the Easy English document. Scams. Easy English fact sheet You might need help to read this fact sheet. A friend, family member or support person can help you. What is a scam? A scam is a trick to get money from you. Scams can look like they are from a real company. When an offer seems too good to be true, then it could be a scam. This book talks about people who try to scam you. It might be one person. a group of people. Be careful when the offer says. you will get lots of money if you do what they ask. you will get a free present or prize from a competition that you did not enter. What can you do? Do not say yes or pay money to people you do not know. Do not let people rush you. Stop and think. Take your time. Make sure information or bills are real. How to find out more information. Talk to your friends and family. Look at the companys website. Look at these websites or you can phone website www.scamwatch.gov.au website www.consumer.vic.gov.au or phone 1300 55 81 81. There are many different scams. This fact sheet talks about 6 different scams. There are other scams. You are a winner! Page 5. Buy shares or property. Page 5. Send your bank numbers in an email. Page 6. Pay for fake advertising. Page 7. Romance scam. Page 7. Rebate scam. Page 8. 1 You are a winner! You get a letter or email or text message. It says You are a winner! The message asks you to pay money to get a prize. The message asks you to ring an expensive phone number to get a prize. For example, 1900 phone numbers. There is probably no prize. Stop and think. Did I enter this competition? No I did not. It is a scam. 2 Buy shares or property. The people say they are financial or investment advisers. promise you will get lots of money back. The people will charge you a very high price. You will pay a lot more money than you should for the property or shares. It is a scam. 3 Send your bank numbers in an email. You get an email asking for your bank numbers. The email says it is from a bank. No bank sends emails to ask for your bank details. The scam email might tell you to click on a link. The link will take you to a fake website. The people will use your bank numbers to steal money from you. It is a scam. Warning. Never send your bank details to anyone you do not know. Never send your bank details in an email. 4 Pay for fake advertising. You get a fake bill. You get lots of phone calls asking you to pay for something. Stop and think. Did I order this? Did I sign anything? Did someone sign something for me? This is a scam. 5 Romance scam. You meet someone online. You get emails or phone calls from this person asking you to give them money for something. Warning. Do not give out your bank account details. send money to someone you have never met in person. This is a scam. Listen to warnings from friends and family 6 Rebate scam. A person emails or phones you. The person says they are from a bank or the government. The person says they owe you money and want you to pay a fee to get the money Warning. Check where the person is from. Call the bank or government. Do not give your bank details pay money to get money back. This is a scam. Consumer Affairs ɫƵ. More fact sheets and information. List of fact sheets in Easy English. Buying furniture Contracts Lay-by Phone and door to door sales Renting when you start Renting during a tenancy Renting ending a tenancy Refunds, replacements and repairs Scams Services Shopping tips Phone 1300 55 81 81 Mail GPO Box 123 Melbourne ɫƵ 3001 Fax 03 8684 6295 Interpreter 131 450 National Relay Service 133 677 Email HYPERLINK "mailto:consumer@dgs.vic.gov.au"consumer@dgs.vic.gov.au Website  HYPERLINK "http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au" www.consumer.vic.gov.au This information is written in Easy English. You might need more information about the law. You can ask Consumer Affairs ɫƵ. Updated April 2015. Easy English fact sheet produced by Scope, July 2008. Look at Clear Written Communications. The Easy English Style Guide for information about the format and writing style of this document. You can find more information at www.scopevic.org.au or phone (03) 9843 2000. Scope (Vic) Ltd. You may use this document for your own personal, non-commercial purposes only. You must not use the document for any other purpose, and must not copy, reproduce, digitise, communicate, adapt, modify the document or any part of it (or authorise any other person to do so) without the prior consent of Scope (Vic) Ltd. Scopes Communication and Inclusion Resource Centre wrote the Easy English. April 2015. www.scopevic.org.au The Picture Communication Symbols 19812010 by Mayer-Johnson LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Used with permission. Boardmaker is a trademark of Mayer-Johnson LLC. 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