Scams like these

[medhead]

The last thing I need is an iTunes ID I need to settle.

Do you play it a song, by chance?

And a warm milk...

 

[marki]

New Telstra scam (they) are still up to there old tricks!!
Real company real scam. Being away for a substantial part of the last month my GB usage on the Telstra Sim was very low. My new billing period was starting in 2 days time. I had the 18th and the 19th to burn 34 gigs.

I did by 11:45 the 19th ( movie downloads watching Sky news and Netflix)

My usage meter did not budge ( strange)

On the 20th (in the new billing month) over the course of the day the Telstra app kept on reminding about my data usage from the two days previously.

The problem it all landed in my current month effectively leaving me no usage. And charging me now for every gigabyte !

This according to Telstra is my fault my problem

Not interested in dealing with me anymore.

Telling me to read the fine print !

Interesting enough last time I did overuse my Allowance by the 19th, Telstra charged me for Extra usage in the previous month (until the 19th) as that's were the money was. They did not make it late land then!!!

Last time this happened had to escalate get the ombudsmen ( ombudsmen) before any budge from Telstra, looks like the same again. Wish they could take control of late landing usage what a rip off Telstra!!

Oh my fault that usage allowance is not updated and lands in my new billing period. Before the the 19th many GB's free, 20th ( after the 19th) no allowance left despite it being a whole new allowance.

 

[drross]

New Telstra scam (they) are still up to there old tricks!!
Real company real scam. Being away for a substantial part of the last month my GB usage on the Telstra Sim was very low. My new billing period was starting in 2 days time. I had the 18th and the 19th to burn 34 gigs.

I did by 11:45 the 19th ( movie downloads watching Sky news and Netflix)

My usage meter did not budge ( strange)

On the 20th (in the new billing month) over the course of the day the Telstra app kept on reminding about my data usage from the two days previously.

The problem it all landed in my current month effectively leaving me no usage. And charging me now for every gigabyte !

This according to Telstra is my fault my problem

Not interested in dealing with me anymore.

Telling me to read the fine print !

Interesting enough last time I did overuse my Allowance by the 19th, Telstra charged me for Extra usage in the previous month (until the 19th) as that's were the money was. They did not make it late land then!!!

Last time this happened had to escalate get the ombudsmen ( ombudsmen) before any budge from Telstra, looks like the same again. Wish they could take control of late landing usage what a rip off Telstra!!

Oh my fault that usage allowance is not updated and lands in my new billing period. Before the the 19th many GB's free, 20th ( after the 19th) no allowance left despite it being a whole new allowance.

free downloads all day tomorrow!!!

 

[marki]

free downloads all day tomorrow!!!

I am sure that's a scam it will late land on the next day

 

[OATEK]

Not a high quality effort, and somewhat mis-placed given I have not propelled or parked a vehicle in Vic for several years.

 

[straitman]

Not a high quality effort, and somewhat mis-placed given I have not propelled or parked a vehicle in Vic for several years.

View attachment 67474

The other give away is that I don't believe any fine in Victoria would be that cheap :!:

 

[JessicaTam]

The other give away is that I don't believe any fine in Victoria would be that cheap :!:

Or would use the US date format.

 

[Cossie]

Not really a computer scam, but a scam anyway. On another forum that I visit, a guy in Victoria said that his mother received fines for going through red lights and speeding, an amount of just under $1,000. Unusual because she doesn't drive anymore, and had sold her car last year. They presumed that it was this car and the new owner hadn't transferred his part of the ownership over, but the rego quoted was a number that she had had on a Cortina many years ago, last used in 1980.

After following it up with the relevant authorities, the photos showed that it was a newish Golf with subtlely placed pieces of black tape on the plate to disguise it. They were able to work out what the original number was and the owner will be getting a visit from the police, I'm sure they will be up for far more than the original fines and serves them right.

 

[QF WP]

My most recent scam attempt:



Well where should I start?

Haven't booked a flight for Cleveland, OH - not trip to USA and certainly not Cleveland.

 

[drross]

Or would use the US date format.

well spotted

 

[Boca68]

My most recent scam attempt:

View attachment 67509

Well where should I start?

Haven't booked a flight for Cleveland, OH - not trip to USA and certainly not Cleveland.

Nor with 'America Airlines'..... American perhaps.

And the dreaded zip file too. Alarm bells everywhere on that one!

 

[QF WP]

Accountable Financial Solutions must be tearing their hair out (they are the real company who have been hacked)...another email from Singapore this time

From: Accountable Financial Solutions Pty Ltd <[email protected]>
.
.
FYI

Kindly find attached invoice overdue,please arrange payment as soon as possible without delays.


kind regards

Accountable Financial Solutions Pty Ltd

Level 24, 52 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 8006 0040)
8:30am-5:30pm AEST (weekdays)

Yes, those pesky .zip and .xls files have been ceremoniously stripped by my server...

 

[UP4014]

I just had an email about missing out on my Woolworths $1000 voucher if I didn't "click here".

 

[medhead]

I'm currently having lots of dealings with some international colleagues from Asia and Europe. They have a terrible habit of sending everything as zip files. Examples: Here is the agenda for the meeting next month: Pdf sized 237 kb, in a zip at 221 kb. A massive 7% saving. The best is getting a notice of a special session .doc format in a password protected .zip. :shock: Again saving a handful of kb from the email servers.

These guys are sending very specific information that I'm expecting but the heart always skips a beat or two when opening the zip.

 

[whatmeworry]

Authorities have to get involved when a WA man got scammed by scammers from West Africa.

Consumer protection officials have been forced to take legal action against a 65-year-old man who lost millions to scammers in West Africa yet continued to solicit funds from others to invest in a bogus scheme.
Since 2007, Peter Melvin Kleinig has sent millions of dollars to places such as Togo and Ghana, believing the money was going to an investment company.
The money came from Mr Kleinig's life savings, and from others whom he managed to convince to invest in the bogus scheme on the promise of repayment plus a reward.

West African scam costs WA man Peter Kleinig millions before authorities step in - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[UP4014]

Just a side thought on this thread about scams.

Is QF when they don't refund the full difference between J and Y when they downgrade you a scam? Seems like a scam.....:shock: Oh then there is the fuel surchar........huh don't go there.

 

[deka2]

I received the following email this morning.


Brajavich Richard (US Stores) <[email protected]>

Subject Help Me Distribute My Funds

I want you to help me distribute my funds valued $18million Dollars to charity on my behalf reply for more details
Regard,
P Simon



It is now in the deleted box.

 

[coco50]

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[OATEK]

Someone must have opened an account for me and forgot to mention it:

Received: from agentur-rzwei.stratoserver.net (81.169.182.148)
From: Commonwealth <[email protected]>


· Subject:
You've a new account statement - it includes an important notice
· Category:

Online statements
· Date received:
06/04/2016 11:15 AM
· Message:
[TABLE="width: 630"]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]
Your new ,********2652 statement is now available.
What you need to know
When you open it take a look at the section Important Notice(s) - we've included some important information we'd like you to read.
Read my statement now
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[QF WP]

They forgot to quote that the millions invested have come from the Nigerian scammers...

Someone must have opened an account for me and forgot to mention it:

Received: from agentur-rzwei.stratoserver.net (81.169.182.148)
From: Commonwealth <[email protected]>


· Subject:
You've a new account statement - it includes an important notice
· Category:

Online statements
· Date received:
06/04/2016 11:15 AM
· Message:
[TABLE="width: 630"]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Your new ,********2652 statement is now available.
What you need to know
When you open it take a look at the section Important Notice(s) - we've included some important information we'd like you to read.
Read my statement now[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]