Scams, and the con artists behind them, are forever evolving and becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot.
ACM has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites such as scamwatch.gov.au, cyber.gov.au and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s website dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities.
Scamwatch is warning people to beware of emails purporting to be from international courts claiming the recipient may eligible for compensation for identity theft. This is a scam. Photo by Peter Riches.
- Scamwatch is warning people to beware of emails purporting to be from international courts claiming the recipient may eligible for compensation for identity theft. This is a scam.
- The organisation is also reminding people to watch for attempts at identity theft.
- The warning comes after high profile security incidents such as the Optus and Medibank data breaches.
- According to Scamwatch, there are several common methods of identity theft. The first one is phishing – where the scammer tricks you into handing over personal information. Another form is hacking where the scammer gains access to information by exploiting security weaknesses on your computer, mobile device or network. Scammers can also obtain information when they hack into business or government accounts.
- Other methods include remote access scams – where the scammer tricks you into giving access to your computer and paying for a service you don’t need or malware & ransomware…