Friday, June 27, 2008

Interesting...

Report shows 800,000 Australians swindled every year.

Official figures show more than 800,000 Australians fall victim to some kind of scam  or fraud each year.

A Bureau of Statistics survey conducted for the Australian Consumer Fraud Taskforce found nearly $1 billion is lost annually to fraud.

ACCC to crack down on bogus carbon offsets.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has signalled it is getting tough on businesses who offer bogus carbon offsets.

The ACCC says there is a growing trend for consumers to be offered ways to neutralise their carbon footprint.

Perhaps they should start with the Government and the ETS.

1 comment:

Paco said...

"Official figures show more than 800,000 Australians fall victim to some kind of scam or fraud each year."

800,000? Huh. That's a strange coincidence. 800,000 is almost exactly the size of the customer base for Paco Enterprises' Australian subsidiary.