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.
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Phone Scammers Asking For iTunes Gift Cards As Payment
by Brett M. Christensen February 17, 2018Phone scammers are a devious bunch and they use a variety of tactics to trick vulnerable people into giving them money and personal information.
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SMiShing Scams on The Rise — Watch for Scam Text Messages
by Brett M. Christensen July 31, 2017In recent years, cyber criminals have increasingly turned to SMS as a means of distributing phishing scams.
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Message purporting to be from the ‘technical security services department’ claims that an error found in the user’s account could result in an account suspension unless the user calls an included phone number
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Scammers posing as BT staff are tricking people into revealing their bank or credit card details by claiming that their phone service will be disconnected.
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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.
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Listen to a Recording of an Actual IRS Scam Phone Call
by Brett M. Christensen June 29, 2017The Police Department in Roswell, Georgia has published a recording of an IRS scam call on its Facebook Page.
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Phone scammers posing as utility company staff are tricking people into giving them money via prepaid debit cards.
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Reports indicate that so-called “grandparent” scams are increasingly common. In this report, we discuss how a typical grandparent scam plays out.
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Jury Duty Phone Scams Continue With New Twist
by Brett M. Christensen April 24, 2017Jury duty phone scammers are now using the names of real police officers to make their claims more believable.
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