Harmony lost almost $40,000 to scammers in minutes
Delivery Received the strange notification which prompted her to enter a code. Write up An Aussie woman lost almost $40,000 after a scammer accessed her online banking details from an old phone she dropped off at an e-waste program. Harmony Antoinette was relaxing in her Melbourne home when she received the strange notification which prompted her to […]
Protect Yourself
Links Securing your accounts Passphrases Protect your accounts from cybercriminals with a secure password or passphrase. Multi-factor authentication Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most effective ways to protect your valuable information and accounts against unauthorised access. Securing your devices How to secure your device Devices such as phones, tablets and laptops have become […]
Scammers
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Clickbait Scam Ads (Tech Support Scam)
Delivery Button Link or Click Bait* Content There exist a plethora of publishing websites that offer compelling articles for leisurely reading. Regrettably, the issue at hand is scammers propagating their deceiving adverts on such respectable websites. These fraudsters veil their scams as click-bait articles, capitalizing on headlines concerning film and TV stars, often fabricating alarming […]
Fake Friend Requests
Delivery Normally a friend request sent within Facebook Content This one comes up time and time again. Where you recieve a friend request on Facebook from someone that is already a friend. This is a fairly easy one for scammers who can replicate/ create a complete profile that looks the same as an existing person. […]
Phishing Example 1
Delivery Email Content Hacker claims that they have known you for a whileClaiming they have hacked into and gained access to your webcam and browser historyThey will publish videos of you on pornographic websites that will then go viral. They have installed a Trojan virus on your other other devicesWill ask for a transfer in […]