Scams like these

[OATEK]

SMS message purporting to be MyGov

 

[TheRealTMA]

SMS message purporting to be MyGovView attachment 307712

Yes, I had THREE of them by email the other day for 818.18. Was a bit of a giveaway.

 

[ellen10]

Tried to log into mygov today ( haven't logged in for over a month. Would not let me in. Tried using my username and email.
Not sure if anything is happening with the site?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Tried to log into mygov today ( haven't logged in for over a month. Would not let me in. Tried using my username and email.
Not sure if anything is happening with the site?

No issues for me for web login. Email address / password, confirmed by SMS 2FA.

 

[ellen10]

Hmm I will try again a bit later. Says there was an error.

 

[tgh]

Just imagine if the MyGovidID site was hacked..that would make Medicare seems tame.
I found the Director ID process extremely clunky and wonder about their capacity to remain secure.

 

[prozac]

Tried to log into mygov today ( haven't logged in for over a month. Would not let me in. Tried using my username and email.
Not sure if anything is happening with the site?

Par for the course with mygov site...so glitchy sometimes

 

[ayebee]

Not sure if the phone hack is related to Medibank, Optus or other hacks, but ...
Recently received a couple of texts telling me I need to pay small amounts eg $5 or $8, for overdue Linkt (Melbourne Citylink toll road) account, or risk being "blackballed". There is a tiny url to click on to pay the amount, which of course I did not.

 

[SYD]

Not sure if the phone hack is related to Medibank, Optus or other hacks, but ...
Recently received a couple of texts telling me I need to pay small amounts eg $5 or $8, for overdue Linkt (Melbourne Citylink toll road) account, or risk being "blackballed". There is a tiny url to click on to pay the amount, which of course I did not.

Yes, ongoing for some time….

Latest scams and alerts | Linkt

www.linkt.com.au

 

[Cossie]

Just imagine if the MyGovidID site was hacked..that would make Medicare seems tame.
I found the Director ID process extremely clunky and wonder about their capacity to remain secure.

Medicare or Medibank? Very different beasts.

 

[Peanutbladder]

Since the Optus hack which revealed my works e-mail address the junk box has been full of very naughty ladies asking me to click on links !!! Of course, I have resisted the temptation despite them being very tempting

These mails were usually reserved for my junk e-mail address which I provided to dodgy companies.

 

[Ade]

May not be related to any recent cyberattacks, but I got a phone call from an AU mobile number to my work Skype. I didn’t answer it as I was on another meeting. After I was done with the meeting, I called the number and a lady asked if I wanted to know about some ERP product? Apparently someone has given my 02 Skype number as the contact for a ERP demo of some sorts. I said incorrect contacts and dropped the call.

The issue that bugs me (and something I learnt later) is work email based Skype also have a 02 number that can be called in directly. I’m happy to brush this off as a one time mistake. But the line of work I’m in, I feel the need to report this to security teams …

I’m confident that I did not provide me work email to anyone outside of work … so this might not be a consequence of a scam activity … still a bit worried TBQH

 

[Ade]

For someone who doesn’t own a car or any automobile that one would use on a highway, this is something to wake up to …

 

[RAM]

For someone who doesn’t own a car or any automobile that one would use on a highway, this is something to wake up to …

View attachment 308122

Even worse risk - for a fine/toll on a foreign rental car hire.

Driving through Czech Republic and on an uphill section (around 7km) the speed limit changed close to 8 times (from around 100km to 40km). Turns out they had a well hidden camera at one of the transitions and my coasting to slow down saw me doing 45km at start of one 40 km zone - you could see the back of the speed sign in the photo...

The photo was an attachment. I went through so many virus checkers/disinfection programs before opening the attachment.

The email looked so scam like, the email address didn't help either - but was legitimate.

 

[Yearlylonghaul]

Driving through Czech Republic and on an uphill section (around 7km) the speed limit changed close to 8 times (from around 100km to 40km). Turns out they had a well hidden camera at one of the transitions and my coasting to slow down saw me doing 45km at start of one 40 km zone - you could see the back of the speed sign in the photo...

So do you pay the fine or ignore it? If ignore, do you risk the hire car company charging the fine to your credit card and also risk the hire car company charging you administration fees in addition to the fine?

 

[prozac]

Even worse risk - for a fine/toll on a foreign rental car hire.
... Turns out they had a well hidden camera at one of the transitions and my coasting to slow down saw me doing 45km at start of one 40 km zone - you could see the back of the speed sign in the photo. ...

Interesting the legislations in different neighbouring countries. Sounds like Czech (and Netherlands) require photo to be of the receding vehicle. A relative who is a professional driver tells me in Germany the photo must include the driver's face.

 

[Cossie]

So do you pay the fine or ignore it? If ignore, do you risk the hire car company charging the fine to your credit card and also risk the hire car company charging you administration fees in addition to the fine?

Depends, first time I had a fine in Germany, the car hire company paid the fine and charged my cc with the fine and administration fee. The fee was more than the fine.
This time in July, I received a letter from the rental place saying I had been caught speeding and they me charged a €30 fee for giving the authorities my details.
As yet I have not heard from the authorities.

The above sounds like driving in Germany below Berlin, limits change frequently and it doesn’t take much to get caught out. I haven’t seen speed cameras in the Czech Rep.
I’m happy to pay the fine, I usually don’t drive fast, unless I’m on an unlimited German autobahn, which are becoming fewer.

Far more of a worry for tourists not used to driving in Europe are the vignettes (road tax stickers), don’t get caught driving in Switzerland without one!

 

[RAM]

So do you pay the fine or ignore it? If ignore, do you risk the hire car company charging the fine to your credit card and also risk the hire car company charging you administration fees in addition to the fine?

Paid the fine - was not much (under AUD 50) and no charges from Hire Car company either. Just the concern about the Czech-based email & poor English.

Given the HC was from Munich then the risk (once I was 51% confident that the email attachment would not do any harm when opened) is whether their is any 'sharing' by the HC companies - given so many are now owned by two private equity operations.

 

[OATEK]

I have had about 40 variations on this one from Katia in Ukraine over the last week. She is really keen!!!

 

[prozac]

I have had about 40 variations on this one from Katia in Ukraine over the last week. She is really keen!!!
View attachment 308604

Careful, those features do not look like she is from Ukraine. I think she is tricking you.