Many unofficial websites and social media accounts are sharing false information about bonus Centrelink payments offering varying amounts of money, including $750, $1,800 and $4,100.
Centrelink state “These payments don’t exist.”
These often write about new ‘one off payment’, ‘Centrelink cash relief payment’ or ‘bonus payment’ … Read the rest
There are unofficial websites and social media accounts online which are sharing false information about bonus Centrelink payments.
You might read about a new ‘one off payment’, ‘Centrelink cash relief payment’ or ‘bonus payment’ to:
National Anti Scam Centre (NASC).
Criminals scam Australian Individuals and businesses for billions every year.
Many of these Scams use fake information using celebrities names to falsely state how good and legitimate these scams are.
Scammers are creating fake news articles and deepfake videos to convince people that celebrities and … Read the rest
People are still losing money with scams impersonating Government departments.
If you receive a call or message claiming to be from the Australian government requesting personal information, offering a refund or asking you to make an urgent payment, visit their website (ending with .gov.au) or contact them on their publicly … Read the rest
Someone has created an ALDI FANS page on Facebook, and is promising about $40 worth of goods to everyone that shares their link, after you give them your details.
It has been shared 23k times with 14k comments.
It looks like a scam. The same thing at … Read the rest
We got this today, the offer, NOT the phone!!
The very small print is very interesting.
Three days after paying the $1.50, your credit card gets debited for about $100, and again every per month thereafter. You would have agreed … Read the rest
“I’ve just received this text message. Please advise if this is a scam. Urgent. Thank you.”
The above is a common reaction by some people who receive an email or text message regarding their bank account, or similar.
They often ask the question on public media, hoping for an answer.… Read the rest
I received a text message (SMS) today from someone selling wine, giving a web address to go to to see the deals.
It was one of those shortened web addresses to hide the real address www.bit. something.
It said to reply to +61418716920 … Read the rest
I just received a call from this number, where a recorded message said that they were Services Australia, and telling me that a charge had been started against me.
They then said “Press 1 to hear about this action”.
I knew immediately that this … Read the rest
I just received a call from this number, where a recorded message began to say they were the Australian Tax Office, and telling me that a charge had been started against me.
I knew immediately that this was a scam.
If you get … Read the rest
