The following Canberra Skeptics lecture might be of interest to the
members of AIPIO.

Fighting The Scammers - How The ACCC Tackles Scams

Location: Lecture theatre, Innovations Building, Eggleston Rd, ANU

A Canberra Skeptics Lecture

Date: Monday 15th of February

Speaker: Therese Dupé

Free Admission

Every year thousands of Australians fall victims to all manner of scams and scammers. The victims come from all walks of life and all have lost substantial amounts of money- in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Therese Dupé will be speaking about how the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) deal with scams and scammers. Along the way she will discuss the background of the ACCC and provide an overview of scams and why they succeed. She will also provide information about the SCAMwatch website and the Australian Consumer Fraud Taskforce.
Therese Dupé is the Assistant Director of Enforcement Operations for the ACT and National Projects, Australian Competition and Consumer Competition. Ms Dupé has been in the ACCC for 10 years, 7 of them dealing with scams.

No need to book but please note theatre hold 106.

Dinner will follow the lecture. If you would like to RSVP please contact Nick on 6262 5966 or act1@skeptics.com.au.

Any media enquires about SCAMwatch should be directed to the ACCC.

Canberra Skeptics Website: http://finch.customer.netspace.net.au/skeptics/