Scams like these

[Foreigner]

For my business I'm looking at cybercrime cover. The cost of premium will be insignificant compared to losses if we're duped.

 

[Alanslegal]

I received an email similar to QF WP's traffic infringement, if only they could spell Australan Federal Police correctly

I also received a dubious email trying to pretend to be ANZ banking and asking me to log into my account to double check everything is in order. Being the good online community member I did let ANZ know that I received what appears to be a fraudulent email, it took them longer than a week to get back to me and what's worse, not even a thank you for alerting them to this scam.

 

[Limewood]

There another doing the rounds, a courier arrives at your door with a gift box, says there is a small surcharge for delivery and only takes CC, once he's gone he has all he needs and then hacks into your card and goes on a spending spree.

In regard to getting emails from financial institutions I never ever click on anything I have not asked for, also first giveaway can be email is came from. If its a dud i put them in my auto delete bin, junk file.

 

[RAM]

There another doing the rounds, a courier arrives at your door with a gift box, says there is a small surcharge for delivery and only takes CC, once he's gone he has all he needs and then hacks into your card and goes on a spending spree.

In regard to getting emails from financial institutions I never ever click on anything I have not asked for, also first giveaway can be email is came from. If its a dud i put them in my auto delete bin, junk file.

Similar scam but it is courier with a hamper from the local shopping centre - "A neighbour must have put you in it."

Used in Sydney eastern suburbs from a few years ago - with the signature they applied for a supplementary CC together with some missing mail over previous few months. One man lost over $12,000 and last I heard was into month 7 of fight with bank about it.

 

[Foreigner]

Similar scam but it is courier with a hamper from the local shopping centre - "A neighbour must have put you in it."

Used in Sydney eastern suburbs from a few years ago - with the signature they applied for a supplementary CC together with some missing mail over previous few months. One man lost over $12,000 and last I heard was into month 7 of fight with bank about it.

That's dreadful.

My new QCU card and PIN haven't arrived in 3 weeks so I have asked that these be reissued. For the card, I have arranged to pick it at QCU's city office.

On a lighter note...

 

[whatmeworry]

For my business I'm looking at cybercrime cover. The cost of premium will be insignificant compared to losses if we're duped.

I would get it. Many instances of hackers/scammers duping businesses and holding them at ransom. Also I would advise any business to back their data on at least 2 hard drives and a cloud service.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

There another doing the rounds, a courier arrives at your door with a gift box, says there is a small surcharge for delivery and only takes CC, once he's gone he has all he needs and then hacks into your card and goes on a spending spree.

Gotta hand it to them... that's pretty clever. I might have even fallen for that one.

 

[OATEK]

Today's effort:

Dear Beloved.

I got your details after an extensive on-line search Via (Network Power Charitable Trust) for a reliable person, I'm Mrs Helena Lee Clark, a 75 years old dying woman who was diagnosed for cancer about 5 years ago, I have decided to donate ($10,000,000.00) to you for charitable goals.Contact my lawyer if you are interested in carrying out this task, so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you.

Name:Barrister Remy Campbell Esq
E-mail [email protected]

Sincerely, God Bless You I advice you put this money into good use.
Best regards
Mrs Helena Lee Clark.Dear Beloved.

 

[Buzzard]

Just received an email that I am 100% certain contains the Ransomware.

Even though the email looks as though it comes from a legitimate company, a few thing set the alarm off.

I have never heard of the company, the email states that monthly reports are attached, why would you send monthly reports to many recipients including Garuda?, the attachment is a zip file called invoice so I think is it a report or an invoice? If it is an invoice why send the same invoice to many recipients? There are just so many dodgy things about this email.

It turns out though that the company it supposedly came from is a legitimate business - you can look them up in the phone book.
I rang and spoke to the owner's wife who told me I am not the first person to call them today in this regard.
She did mention that their computers have been running slowly since yesterday.

I do know a business that opened a ransomware attachment. Computer encrypted and now useless, would not pay the couple of thousand $$ for the unlock code, spent about a week getting up and running again.

Anybody else come up against the ransomware?

 

[wooley]

Just received an email that I am 100% certain contains the Ransomware.

Even though the email looks as though it comes from a legitimate company, a few thing set the alarm off.

I have never heard of the company, the email states that monthly reports are attached, why would you send monthly reports to many recipients including Garuda?, the attachment is a zip file called invoice so I think is it a report or an invoice? If it is an invoice why send the same invoice to many recipients? There are just so many dodgy things about this email.

It turns out though that the company it supposedly came from is a legitimate business - you can look them up in the phone book.
I rang and spoke to the owner's wife who told me I am not the first person to call them today in this regard.
She did mention that their computers have been running slowly since yesterday.

I do know a business that opened a ransomware attachment. Computer encrypted and now useless, would not pay the couple of thousand $$ for the unlock code, spent about a week getting up and running again.

Anybody else come up against the ransomware?

I have, half asleep and received an email from NSW office of state revenue about a speeding fine.

I had been in NSW on the date mentioned and thought I may well have exceeded the speed at some point.

They had all my details so didn't think much of it.

All files encrypted bar a few odd ones such as autocad, outlook files etc.

Just formatted the disk and got on with life.

Luckily I have almost all important data backed up to cloud services.

Everything seemed very legitimate when half asleep and even in hindsight it looked legitimate.

Live and learn I suppose. Definitely a trap for young (naive) players such as myself.

 

[clazman]

Appleitunes receipts doing the rounds today, with click here for refunds

 

[Buzzard]

Good to see you have cloud backup wooley. I too back up daily to the cloud plus a weekly backup to a portable hard drive that I keep in a locked safe.

 

[wooley]

Good to see you have cloud backup wooley. I too back up daily to the cloud plus a weekly backup to a portable hard drive that I keep in a locked safe.

Very good!

My main reasoning was so I could access everything from iPad and phone instead of lugging around my main frame size laptop around..

Definitely handy though. On that note I should get my automatic backups happening more often.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Is it a scam to advertise you've got a sale when you don't even say how much the consumer will save?

I'm talking about the weekly Webjet ads for the "hundreds of destinations to Asia on sale but hurry 'sale' ends midnight Saturday" type ads.

Shouldn't they have to stipulate what the 'normal fare' is then the sale fare & how many dollars off the regular price the sale fare is?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Is it a scam to advertise you've got a sale when you don't even say how much the consumer will save?

I'm talking about the weekly Webjet ads for the "hundreds of destinations to Asia on sale but hurry 'sale' ends midnight Saturday" type ads.

Shouldn't they have to stipulate what the 'normal fare' is then the sale fare & how many dollars off the regular price the sale fare is?

I'm not sure. Good question.

Off the top of my head however, Qantas doesn't do it, nor do any of the airlines. So I guessing that it's not a requirement. (Qantas says 'sale to London $1725' but they don't list a % off, or what the fare normally goes for.)

 

[Himeno]

I'm not sure. Good question.

Off the top of my head however, Qantas doesn't do it, nor do any of the airlines. So I guessing that it's not a requirement. (Qantas says 'sale to London $1725' but they don't list a % off, or what the fare normally goes for.)

There are still ways to see what the normal prices are on the QF website.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I'm not sure. Good question.

Off the top of my head however, Qantas doesn't do it, nor do any of the airlines. So I guessing that it's not a requirement. (Qantas says 'sale to London $1725' but they don't list a % off, or what the fare normally goes for.)

I don't have any issues with any airline or OTA saying there's a sale on to London for $1,725.00 & purchase by a specific date.

What I take objection to is the conditioning ads by Webjet spruiking the same repetitive stuff about a sale so generic they can just use the same ad over and over again.

I wouldn't mind betting the fare quoted prior to midnight on Saturday is identical the next day.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I don't have any issues with any airline or OTA saying there's a sale on to London for $1,725.00 & purchase by a specific date.

What I take objection to is the conditioning ads by Webjet spruiking the same repetitive stuff about a sale so generic they can just use the same ad over and over again.

I wouldn't mind betting the fare quoted prior to midnight on Saturday is identical the next day.

Seem likely the ACCC would regard this activity as misleading and be quite interested.

 

[whatmeworry]

You can actually contact the ACCC and they will give a answer.

https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/misleading-claims-advertising/false-or-misleading-claims

 

[TheRealTMA]

You can actually contact ACCC and they will give a definitive answer.

Me, personally, I don't actually care. Just a comment on the post.

I don't buy airfares from Webjet or similar. It's up to the person who was offended IMHO.