The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Australia’s regulator for broadcasting, the internet, radiocommunications and telecommunications, today issued a call to those who registered their telephone numbers with the Do Not Call Register (DNCR) in 2007 to re-register. Registrations for the Do Not Call Register are valid for three years. Anyone who signed up when the [...]

The Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce is currently running (1 – 7 March 2010) its annual scams education and awareness campaign. This news bulletin is a public service of SPAMWATCHERS.COM to assist in creating awareness of online consumer frauds and scams. You should be aware of the following more common online scams in order to protect yourself: Requests for [...]

The Spamhaus Project, an international spam monitoring and tracking organisation, has issued a damning report on the world’s top 10 worst internet service providers (ISPs). The report listed Verizon.com as number 5. Verizon in its news release last 11 August announced that is the “highest-ranked U.S.-based telecommunications company” in ethical ranking based on study by a [...]