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… relationship with a man who claimed to be an overseas doctor needing money for medical equipment.” “Distressing … Scammers will claim to be financially stable but ask for money. … If they met through a mobile app, they may suggest moving the relationship away to a more private channel such as phone, email, or instant messaging such as WhatsApp. By moving onto other platforms, logs of their interactions are not available to law enforcement and the platform won’t be able to delete their profile.…
… scammers send text messages to advise consumers they have won ‘third prize’ in a bogus prize draw … with the following example text messages: Last notice: Your mobile phone No. has won the 3rd prize in … -90105706 The text messages appear to be sent by ‘Grand Sands Casino Investment’ (GSCI) (a casino or hotel…
… is fake parcel delivery notifications via text message or email. “Australia Post will never ask you … a fake item or nothing at all.” “They also post fake ads on classified websites, often claiming…
… is coming from the bank’s or other legitimate business's phone number. They may send text messages…
…Australians reported $73.2 million in losses to Scamwatch, $173.2 million to ReportCyber and $99.2 million to the AFCX. Australians made 67,709 scam reports to Scamwatch, 16,342 scam reports to ReportCyber and 23,200 scam reports to the AFCX. Text messages, emails and phone calls were the top 3 methods used…
… claiming there is a problem with the payment and asking for it to be made again,” Ms Lowe added. … – ask yourself if the message could be a scam?…
… diverse groups, and people looking to earn more money to help manage increased costs of living. Scam text message Scam message reads: Sorry to bother you! I'm Amelia from . We recommend a full time/part … These scams promise easy work from home, short hours and high pay. Scammers may message you directly through encrypted messaging platforms like WhatsApp, pretending to be real organisations or recruiters offering work. People have also reported falling victim after responding to a job ad posted … Never send money, you won’t get it back. Be careful if someone uses encrypted message services or social media to advertise work. Be suspicious of unsolicited ‘work from home’ job offers, particularly…
…News The Australian community is warned to beware of death threat spam text messages from scammers … warning the Australian community to beware of death threat spam text messages from scammers pretending to … police and law enforcement agencies across Australia have received reports of text messages warning the…
… the numbers 856207. These details may change. Reports to SCAMwatch suggest that the text messages … News SCAMwatch is warning consumers to watch out for an unsolicited text message announcing an unexpected win. SCAMwatch has recently received complaints from consumers who have been sent unsolicited text … An unsolicited text message is sent to your mobile phone telling you that you have won an unexpected prize. The message asks you to respond with an email address where details of your win can be sent. The email will lead to requests for personal details including information about your bank accounts…
… organisations to scam texts that appear in the same conversation thread as genuine messages. This means now more … to phishing scams in the past year, such as “Hi Mum” and Toll/Linkt text scams, which skyrocketed by 469 per … scammers reaching consumers by disrupting phone calls, SMS, email, social media messaging or other ways…