The best way to protect yourself is through awareness and education.

The Little Black Book of Scams is recognised internationally as an important tool for consumers and small businesses to learn about scams including:

the most common scams to watch out for

the different ways scammers can contact you

the tools scammers use to trick you

the warning signs

how to protect yourself, and

where you can find help.

Individuals and community organisations can place an order for hard copies of The little black book of scams by emailing publishing.unit@accc.gov.au or by contacting the Infocentre on 1300 302 502. We only deliver to addresses within Australia.

Digital copies are also available in:

Arabic | العربية

Chinese simplified | 简体中文

Croatian | Hrvatski

German | Deutsch

Greek | Ελληνικά

Hindi | हिन्दी

Italian | Italiano

Macedonian | македонски

Spanish | Español

Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt

The Little Black Book of Scams - Arabic | العربية ( PDF 447.42 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - Chinese simplified | 简体中文 ( PDF 785.26 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - Croatian | Hrvatski ( PDF 420.68 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - German | Deutsch ( PDF 439.35 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - Greek | Ελληνικά ( PDF 434.13 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - Hindi | हिन्दी ( PDF 504.08 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - Italian | Italiano ( PDF 443.48 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - Macedonian | македонски ( PDF 473.03 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - Spanish | Español ( PDF 432.32 KB )

The Little Black Book of Scams - Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt ( PDF 516.54 KB )