Pathfinding in the financial jungle: avoiding scams, swindles frauds and hoaxes

Pathfinding in the financial jungle: avoiding scams, swindles frauds and hoaxes State Library of Western Australia Presented by: Frances Hammond, Subject Specialist Business State Library of WA September 2007

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Opportunity of a lifetime?
Scam? Swindle? Fraud?
Hoax?
How can you tell?
“Getting advice : a practical guide to personal financial advice”
Internet research

Where to start investigating:
Investment opportunities
Businesses and franchising
Common consumer scams
Email hoaxes

Investment “opportunities”
Check out a scheme…
FIDO (ASIC)
WA ScamNet (DoCEP)
SCAMwatch (ACCC)
Jenman Ethics in Real Estate
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre (Ebscohost Database)
Google it!
Become an informed investor…
ASX – click on Education for more information
SLWA Information Gateways for:
Personal Investment
Unclaimed Money

Some useful links from the FIDO site:
How to spot a financial scam
Use the laws that protect you from scams

Businesses and Franchises
ACCC
SCAMwatch Small business scams
Small business easy access point
E.g. The Franchisee Manual
WA ScamNet
Jenman Ethics in RealEstate
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre (EbscoHost)
Google it!
Become an informed business operator…
business.gov.au
SLWA Information Gateway for Starting a Business

Common Consumer Scams
For Example:
Advance Fee Fraud – Nigerian Letter Scams on ASIC’s Fido site
Prizes and Lotteries on WA Scamnet
Psychics on WA Scamnet
Find more on:
WA ScamNet
SCAMwatch
FIDO (ASIC)
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre (EBSCOHost database)
Google Directory Fraud listing
Become an informed consumer:
ACCC scam publications online (including the Little Black Book of Scams)
SLWA Information Gateways for
Scams, swindles, frauds and hoaxes
Consumer Protection Law

Email Hoaxes
Inboxer Rebellion - Urban Legends Reference Pages (Snopes)
WA ScamNet – email scams
SCAMwatch
Mailfrontier field guide to phishing

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Need more help?
Contact the State Library’s Business Subject Specialists:
Pam Phelan Tel: 08 9427 3213 E-mail: [email_address]
Jo Roberts Tel: 08 9427 3205 E-mail: [email_address]
Frances Hammond Tel: 08 9427 3456 E-mail: [email_address]
Ask a librarian – contact the State Library reference services: http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/refserv.html

Pathfinding in the financial jungle: avoiding scams, swindles frauds and hoaxes

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