Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Deputy Chair Delia Rickard says there has been “an explosion in online scams”, with about “8,000 complaints” and “over 4 million reported cases of loss” this year alone. While the rise of black Friday and cyber Monday sales in Australia are great news for struggling retailers, consumers are being warned to look out for deals online that are too good to be true, to avoid falling victim to online scams.
Ms Richard told Sky News “the most important thing to do” when shopping online is to pay for purchases using “credit card or paypal”. “If they are asking you to pay via a bank transfer, or cyber currency and gift cards, it is a tipoff that it is likely to be a scam”, she said. Ms Rickard said the good news is “if somebody is selling goods into Australia, you have all your rights under the consumer law, but it is much easier to enforce those rights with Australian retailers and online stores”.
I blame Murdoch media. They are making people dumber.
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