Scams

According to the ACCC’s Scam Watch website, Australian residents have been receiving text messages asking for emergency assistance.

This email, which purports to be from Apple, claims that your due payment has been scheduled. It includes an attached PDF that supposedly contains information about the payment.

According to this email, which purports to be from the Apple Support Team, your Apple ID is set to be disabled due to some violated policies.

According to a Facebook Page that calls itself “Oprah W”, the US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is giving away gift cards, cash, cars, and even homes to fans who like, share, and comment. 

Sextortion scams are increasingly common. Scammers use a variety of dirty tricks to convince potential victims that the claims in their fake blackmail messages are true.

A message making its way around Facebook is claiming that Air New Zealand is giving all users 2 free flight tickets as a means of celebrating the company’s 79th birthday. 

According to a Facebook Page called “Majorca Holidays”, you can win a holiday package for two to Bora Bora just by sharing and adding the comment “Done”. 

According to a post currently being shared on Facebook, Australian airline Qantas is giving two tickets to everyone as a means of celebrating its 70th birthday. 

Emails supposedly from the UK National Lottery claim that you have won a large sum of money and must supply personal information to the “agent” in charge of the prize.