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This number skyrocketed during 2010 as scammers turned to online fraud, according to the regulator. The ACCC&#39;s report (PDF) said the internet was responsible for 45 per cent of scams reported during 2010. Reported scams delivered online (including ...
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Scam reports 42000 last year, says ACCC (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEu2SPC2EmgF3ZTKpwbO-HOQw2JKw&url=http://cowracommunitynews.com/viewnews.php?newsid%3D6660%26id%3D48)Cowra Community News
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