Phishing Scams

This email claims that a document has been sent to you via Microsoft’s document storage and sharing platform OneDrive. The subject line of the email suggests that you need to provide an electronic signature using DocuSign.

According to this email, which purports to be from AOL, you recently made a request to shut down your email account. The message claims that the request will be processed shortly. 

According to this email, which purports to be from Apple, your account was accessed in another location and the company considers this suspicious.  The email urges you to open an attached file for details.

Australian residents should watch out for fake emails claiming that they need to update their Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) details to allow future Medicare payments.

According to this email, which purports to be from the UK’s HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), you only have 48 hours to click a link and claim an outstanding tax refund.

Inboxes are currently being hit by emails that urge you to click to view documents on Microsoft’s file hosting service OneDrive.

This supposed invoice email, which purports to be from Apple, thanks you for purchasing a MacBook laptop computer. The email, which uses the Apple logo and colour scheme, includes images of the laptop along with details of the order. 

According to this email, which purports to be from AOL,  your account will be cancelled if you do not click a link to “switch to the new AOL OATH”.  

Emails that appear to be from PayPal claim that the recipient has purchased an expensive item via eBay and has sent a payment for the item to the seller.