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Warning about 'emergency' text messages

…Warning about 'emergency' text messages … News Scamwatch is warning members of the public about a spate of text messages asking for emergency assistance. Scamwatch is warning members of the public about a spate of text messages asking for emergency assistance. These messages are coming from phone numbers not in your mobile contacts. For example, the text…
11 Feb 2019
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Warning on COVID-19 scams

… multiple reports of phishing scams sent via email or text message that claim to be providing official … . “Understandably, people want information on the pandemic, but they should be wary of emails or text messages … fears around coronavirus and selling products claiming to prevent or cure the virus. Australians should…
20 Mar 2020
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Missed delivery, call or voicemail (Flubot) scams

…News Since August 2021, many Australians have been getting scam text messages about tracking … of these messages, do not click or tap on the link. Since August 2021, many Australians have been getting scam text … . These scams have also already been a problem overseas in 2021. The text messages ask you to tap on a link…
6 Oct 2021
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Scams Awareness Week 2021

…Laura received a text message about having a missed call and clicked through a series of links to try and access the message. Nothing immediately apparent occurred but she later began receiving replies from unknown numbers via her 101 Telstra message service. Some of the voice messages said … checked her Telstra account and saw that there were over 5000 text messages from her number at one specific time. Laura immediately called Telstra technical staff and they advised her that she’d downloaded the flubot malware from clicking the links in the original message. They helped Laura reset her phone which … Joanna received a call from a scammer claiming to be police who told her she had sent a parcel to China that had been intercepted and illegal bank cards had been found in the parcel. The scammer told Joanna she had committed financial fraud and needed to send personal information, including…
8 Nov 2021
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Scam alert: Card collection scam

… is coming from the bank’s or other legitimate business's phone number. They may send text messages…
20 Nov 2024
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