phone scam

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.

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

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

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.

Message warns that scammers are committing identity theft by phoning victims and threatening them with prosecution for failing to report for jury duty.

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.

Phone scammers posing as utility company staff are tricking people into giving them money via prepaid debit cards.

Reports indicate that so-called “grandparent” scams are increasingly common. In this report, we discuss how a typical grandparent scam plays out.