Money is not the only thing scammers are looking to steal these days – your personal identification can be just as valuable to them.
As part of their ruse, scammers posing as legitimate organisations or government service providers often pretend to need copies of your driver’s licence and passport to verify your identity, when their actual aim is to steal it.
Don’t disappoint loved ones this Valentine’s Day with online flowers or gifts that don’t arrive in time, or arrive in time but are not what you ordered.
If you have left your shopping to the last minute, make sure to seek delivery guarantees when ordering online, so you know your flowers or gifts will arrive in time.
From today, funeral companies in Western Australia will face enforcement action if they fail to comply with new pricing laws introduced by the McGowan Government that make funeral costs clearer for those grieving the loss of a loved one.
Scammers have been pretending to call or text from financial institutions for years, but it’s the latest twist on these banking impersonation scams that should have all consumers on high alert.
The McGowan Government has joined forces with Australia and New Zealand's national identity and cyber support service, IDCARE, to deliver 20 Cyber Resilience Outreach Clinics (CROC) throughout Western Australia.
Whether you need a qualified tradesperson to tackle a home project or a handyman for a quick repair, it’s important to know the operator you’ve hired is trustworthy and reliable.
While the majority of tradies do the right thing, we are contacted by disgruntled consumers about the minority that don’t.
In the past 12 months, we have received 579 complaints about those working in trades industries, mostly to do with them failing to exercise due care and skill, as well as wrongly accepting payment.
With a world-class fishing industry right on our doorstep, it’s little wonder so many Western Australian consumers are hooked on seafood.
But if you’ve ever sat down at a restaurant and thought there was something fishy about the menu, rest assured that changes are coming to help clear up some of the confusion.
In a move designed to increase consumer awareness about where our food comes from, the Federal Government is working with restaurants, cafés and hotels across Australia to implement mandatory country of origin labelling on the seafood being served.
Commerce Minister Sue Ellery today launched a new pet buyer awareness campaign promoting Western Australians' rights when purchasing a pet, following a spike in complaints to Consumer Protection.
With Christmas over for another year, many children are happily enjoying their new gifts.
While it is always exciting for children to receive fun gifts to play with, they may pose some safety risks, so it is a timely reminder for parents to be aware of key safety issues with some products.
Button or coin batteries are found in many toys and novelty gifts that produce light and sound effects, but they are also found in household items such as remote controls, watches, calculators, torches, LED candles and kitchen and bathroom scales.
People in flood-affected communities in the Kimberley are being warned by the McGowan Government to be on high alert as social media scams promising relief money are targeting flood victims.
