Phone Scams

Australian residents continue to be targeted by phone scammers who pretend to be from Centrelink and claim that call recipients are eligible for a pay rise. 

While visiting a website on your Android phone, a popup alert suddenly appears that claims that your phone has several viruses that you will need to remove immediately.

People who have recently come to live in Australia are being targeted by callous phone scammers. The scammers inform victims that there is a problem with their immigration status.

Phone scammers are a devious bunch and they use a variety of tactics to trick vulnerable people into giving them money and personal information.

Scam callers claiming to be from the Do Not Call Register continue to target people across Australia. The scammers claim that you can now sign up for a device or service that will eliminate all telemarketing and nuisance calls.

WhatsApp users are currently being hit by “urgent” posts claiming that they can get a free car by following a link. 

In recent years, cyber criminals have increasingly turned to SMS as a means of distributing phishing scams.

Scammers posing as court officials or police officers are calling people and claiming that they have missed a scheduled jury duty date and must pay an immediate fine or face serious legal consequences.

The Police Department in Roswell, Georgia has published a recording of an IRS scam call on its Facebook Page.