Consumer fraud in Australia [electronic resource] : costs, rates and awareness of the risks in 2008...
Consumer fraud in Australia [electronic resource] : costs, rates and awareness of the risks in 2008 / Russell G. Smith and Carolyn Budd.
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Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2009.
Date
2009.
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English
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6 p.
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Publisher
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2009.
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Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
2009.
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Australian Institute of Criminology 2009.
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- Fraud
- Consumer protection
- Identity fraud
- Consumer protection
- Victims of crime
- Economic impact
- Statistics
- Surveys
- Australian Consumer Fraud Taskforce (ACFT)
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This paper examines the current evidence of the cost, extent of and awareness of consumer fraud in Australia. In 2008, the ABS found that approximately five percent of the Australian population reported being victimised by consumer scams, with personal losses reaching almost $1b. This paper compares the findings of the ABS survey with those gathere...
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Consumer fraud in Australia [electronic resource] : costs, rates and awareness of the risks in 2008 / Russell G. Smith and Carolyn Budd.
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Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice, 1836-2206 (online) ; no. 382.
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"September 2009".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 6)
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Address as at 24/08/2011: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/381-400/tandi382.aspx.
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74VvK08PkkAM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvK08PkkAM
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364.1630994
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991007944309702626
