Video transcript: Beat the game - Get scam smart



Video transcript: Beat the game - Get scam smart

DVD Title: Beat the Game

Video clip title: Get scam smart

Music: Theme music plays as the film begins.

Words on screen: Current Affairs Tonight

Description: A young man sits behind a news anchor’s desk. His name, ‘Cameron Barkley’ appears on screen. Behind him we see the words, ‘scam watch’ and ‘scams’.

Cameron: What do you do if someone calls you up and offers you a special way to bet on sports with a money- back guarantee? Anita Campbell talked to someone who found out what not to do.

Description: The film cuts to an outdoor scene where a young woman is holding a microphone. Her name, ‘Anita Campbell’ appears on screen.

Anita: Tell us what happened in your family, Chris.

Description: The young man, Chris Jenkins, appears on screen.

Chris: Dad got this call one day ― he bets a bit ― you know, footy and that sort of thing. Anyway, he got talked into paying for this system that ― well, he pretty much got ripped off.

Description: The film cuts back to the news studio and the news anchor, Cameron.

Cameron: We launched our own investigation this week and we found thousands of Australians getting ripped off every year by betting scams and other scams that might not look like they’re gambling but they are.

Description: The film cuts to an office, where a young man is sitting at a desk. His name and workplace name ‘Reuben Fort Wells, Consumer Affairs Victoria’ appear on screen.

Reuben: If you don’t know the source of an offer, if you don’t trust them, they’re not known to you, then it’s probably a scam. If you are offered a prize or financial gain from someone that you don’t know, from, even from a bank or a government authority, it’s probably a scam.

Description: A young woman appears on screen. She is sitting in front of a computer screen that is displaying the scam watch website. Her name and workplace also appear on screen, ‘Alison Milliken, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Alison: Yeh, look, I mean a scammers job is to scam you. They’re very professional at it and it’s very hard to get them once, once they scam you, it’s, your money’s more than likely gone unfortunately.

Description: A woman appears on screen. Her name and workplace,’ Sanja Cosic, Gamblers’ help’ appear on screen.

Sanja: Because people are so technologically savvy they can get caught in lots of different ways. Text messages, emails.

Description: The film cuts back to the reporter, Anita Campbell, and her interview with Chris Jenkins.

Anita: So what was this system?

Chris: I don’t know much about it except you paid money for it and it was supposed to be this clever way the odds get predicted so you can bet early on good odds before they change.

Anita: This was software that he’d bought?

Chris: Yeh, but it was crap. Him and mum had been saving for this holiday for all of us. Well that never happened.

Description: The film cuts back to Reuben Wells from Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Reuben: The problems that we see are just the tip of the iceberg. Over $60 million is lost every year to scams.

Description: The film cuts to Alison Milliken from The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Alison: They use very sophisticated techniques to scam you. For instance they may create fake, but very professional looking websites, fake company profiles.

Description: The film cuts back to the news anchor, Cameron.

Cameron: Even we were shocked to discover how easy it is to lose quite large sums of money and suffer personally in other ways through scams. The good news is help is available for people in trouble because they were tricked by a clever scam.

Description: The film cuts to Sanja Cosic from Gamblers’ Help.

Sanja: There are lots of services available to assist people. There’s the gambling help line where young people can actually log on and get some assistance directly. They can also call the 24 hour telephone service which is 1800 858 858.

Description: We see close up shots of the Gamblers’ Help website.

Description: The film cuts to Alison Milliken from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Alison: Scam watch is the Australian government’s website for information about scams so it’s a really good website if you’re wanting to find out more about how scams work, how to avoid being scammed and also what to do if you have been scammed.

Description: We see close ups shots of the Scam watch website.

Description: The film cuts to an outdoor scene, where a young woman is standing. Her name and organisation, Jordana Cohen – Youth Law, appears on screen.

Jordana: Youthwide provides a statewide service to young people. We can give information over the phone or online on any issue that you might want to ask questions about and we can give advice on some areas as well but if there’s something that we can’t help you with then we’ll always refer you to somewhere else that will be able to help you.

Description: The film cuts back to Sanja Cosic from Gamblers’ Help.

Sanja: Get yourself informed. Know what’s out there. Know what’s happening and also start looking at, well if someone sends me something that I don’t know. I don’t know this person, I don’t know anything about them, how much credibility does this have?

Description: The film cuts back to Reuben Wells from Consumer Affairs Victoria.

Reuben: People often don’t report scams when they do get caught out. They feel embarrassed, they feel a bit silly and that’s sad because we can help people in these situations and we do need to know in order to stop people.

Description: We see Reuben in front of a computer, looking at Consumer Affairs Victoria’s website.

Description: The film cuts back to the news anchor, Cameron.

Cameron: It seems there’s a heap of ways that you can be ripped off by a scam pretending to beat the system. Phone calls from people who know how to talk you into something. Text messages and emails saying you’ve won a prize in a competition or lottery you haven’t entered. Websites that look official but they’re just after your money or your personal details. Remember, even smart people get ripped off. You’ve just got to get smarter. I’m Cameron Barkley and this is Current Affairs tonight.

Description: The credits for the video clip run across the screen: This resource has been produced by Consumer Affairs Victoria and the Office of Gaming and Racing, and supported by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund. Consumer Affairs Victoria 1300 55 81 81 consumer..au. Community Support logo, Consumer Affairs Victoria logo, the State of Victoria logo, the Department of Justice.

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