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03-07-2011, 04:38 AM
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The ACCC&#39;s annual report on consumer fraud, titled Targeting Scams, shows 42000 scam-related reports were made in 2010 compared to around 20000 in 2009. According to the report, 16% of consumers and small businesses who reported scams to the ACCC in ...
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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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