Invitation: How To Avoid Scams, According To The Experts

Last month, we gave the community a chance to hear from the experts about scams. The session was booked out, and due to popular demand we're bringing it back.

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Max Koslowski
July 29, 2023

Hi friend,

Last month, when I invited an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) expert into the community to help us learn how to avoid scams, over 200 of you attended the booked-out briefing.

We all have a friend or loved one who has fallen victim to a scam. As scammers become more sophisticated, we’re losing more money every year to a growing number of suspicious emails, texts and phone calls.

Last year, Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams.

When I hosted the booked-out session with a senior representative from the ACCC, a lot of you contacted my office asked to host a second one. Many asked if the session would be available in Mandarin.

I’ve invited the experts back to help you learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones from scammers.

This time, we’re hosting two sessions: one in English only, and another with a Mandarin translator.

A senior ACCC representative will run the two seminars, which will feature practical steps you can take to avoid losing your money and private information to scammers, and will be at hand to answer any questions you have.

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I’ll be out in the community today at 11:00am — feel free to pop by and say hi!

Join me at Rivola Cinema on Sunday, 6 August for a special screening of Rachel’s Farm, a film about the ecological impacts of agriculture and the push to restore the health of Australia’s farmland, food and climate. There will be a panel conversation following the screening.

Join NDIS Minister Bill Shorten and me on Tuesday, 22 August, for a community discussion about all things NDIS. The session will be available in person and on livestream.

Note: the date has changed for this event to 22 August due to the NDIS Minister’s schedule.

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Stay warm through the cold weather, and as always, my team and I are always here to help where we can.

All the best,