[Tigers]

I regularly get 2 (SCAM EMAILS, rouphly every 2/3 weeks apart. the first, is..........my Pay Pal acc, has been stopped, BECAUSE of suspicius acctivity. the scammer then asks me to go into my acc & change a few things. the 2nd, is (SUPPOSADLY from my internet provider. TELLING me, they CANT take my subs out of my acc, its blocked, so change my bank acc, to keep my internet active. i HAVE REPORTED BOTH to the relevent AUTHORITIES.......SCAM WATCH,ect,.....BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO happen.??

 

[Jan A]

Recently, I received the one about “suspicious activity” on my Paypal account. The only “suspicious activity” is the scam email trying to get my account details. My Delete button is getting a workout.

 

[Mikeyboy2012]

And still they come! This one arrived today, headed 2024-2025 ATO Income Tax Return Adjustment Notification.

Dear myGov user,

Please address important matters related to your ATO Tax Income by visiting the ATO website or using the myGov portal below to manage your tax affairs promptly :

Review myGov Portal

Regards,

ATO Team


First, the 2024-2025 tax return is not due yet! How can it be adjusted??
Second, there is no such thing as “ATO Team”.
Third, “Dear myGov user” does not identify the recipient. Correspondence from the ATO provides identifying details of the recipient.
Fourth, “ATO Tax Income” is a meaningless phrase.

Then (surprise, surprise) you are told to click on a link where no doubt you will be asked for your banking details. They mention that you can visit the ATO website (no link is provided, of course) but then give you a link that is so much more convenient to click on.

Use that Delete button!!

I got this too. Immediately reported it and deleted it.

 

[Jan A]

Behold another attempt to fool people into thinking the ATO is communicating with them. I got this one today.

……………………………………………………………………………………..

Income Tax Refund/Activity Statement is Pending​

Dear Taxpayer,

Your tax refund for the period spanning September to December 2024, which includes Income Tax and Activity Statement details, is currently in the process of being prepared or lodged. To view more information, you can access your Notice of Assessment by logging into your myGov account and selecting the Australian Taxation Office services.

For additional support, please visit our website and search for "online services."
……………………………………………………………………………………...

After that there was a blue button saying “Access myGov”. What a load of rubbish! There were no identifying details, just “Dear Taxpayer”. The ATO would never write anything addressed like that. What refund spans September to December 2024 that includes “Income Tax and Activity Statement details”? A GST Activity Statement (if you lodge one) may be in process but that runs from October to December 2024 and there would be no way to access it while it is in process. In fact, this particular one would be processed by now anyway. Any income tax details would run from July to June and would not be accessible during that time. This whole thing is entirely meaningless. The point of it is clearly to get you to click on the link which will undoubtedly request your account details.

If you get this, smile while you delete it!

 

[Bill MacL]

And still they come! This one arrived today, headed 2024-2025 ATO Income Tax Return Adjustment Notification.

Dear myGov user,

Please address important matters related to your ATO Tax Income by visiting the ATO website or using the myGov portal below to manage your tax affairs promptly :

Review myGov Portal
SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE.

 

[Jan A]

Danger: new scam ATO email. See below. Note that it says to “follow the link to update your information.” It tells you that “hyperlinks” will give you more information and “update your information". Do not click on any of these links. They are just a trap to get you to reveal your financial details.

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Do not respond by email

We use hyperlinks to give you more information. Kindly follow the link to update your information.

Your activity statement is due soon​

Hello,
The activity statement for your income tax due on 28 February 2025 is now available for your immediate attention and update .

What you need to do​

Kindly login to myGov portal below to lodge and review your Tax affairs.

You can find out more about lodgment and payment due dates below :

[there was a link provided]
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This email is a load of rubbish. You do not need to go to any portal to review your “Tax affairs”. It is complete nonsense. It is another attempt to make you think you need to take urgent action. No action is required. No “income tax” activity statement is due on 28 February 2025. The next GST statement is due then, but the person lodging the statement does so. It is not available for “immediate attention and update” as if it is prepared by the ATO for review. This email makes no sense at all.

As with all these scams, there is no identifying information at all. In this email, it just says “Hello”. No name, no TFN, no address, no nothing. It is an attempt to rush and confuse people. Give that “Delete” button a good push!

 

[Jan A]

Today’s example is laughable.
________________________________________________________________

WIX ATO { Community support }
ATO { Community/Individual support }
Reply-To: ATO { Community support }
Verified Logo Learn More

Dear User,

We're here to help you, we have noticed some activity on your account, we request that you review it to ensure that there are no anomalies. Use the below link to sign into your account and make necessary changes or review your account.

[Link provided]

kindly login to your account to review and update your account. Best regards, Centrelink Services {A.T.O}

_______________________________________________________________


What does Centrelink have to do with the ATO? What account are they talking about? What “activity”? There is no such thing as ATO Community support, much less anything to do with Centrelink Services. Not only is this clearly a scam, it is an extremely sloppy one. Delete!!

 

[saundy]

One of the biggest place for scamers is Facebook Marketplace I had my debit card hacked by someone on Facebook Marketplace and went on a spending spree until the bank contacted me via phone and asked me if I have made any purchases on Facebook Marketplace when I said no I was asked to go into the branch where they printed out 6 months of statements for me to mark the payments that I don't make, this was a surprise to me that much money had gone out of my account that I had no idea this was happening. I said I wanted monthly statements from now on for this account so I can check every payment that is out going.
The card was immediately cancelled and I had to wait for the new one to arrive, I withdraw some cash as I pay cash whenever I can (cash can’t be hacked) I received all the stolen funds back at the end of December there was 3 pages of money returned to my bank account some were large amounts which explained where my money disappeared to.
A lot of these were in blocks of 3 they would take a small amount a few dollars then around $100+ then any thing up to $4500 approx was the largest amount taken in 1 withdrawal from my account.

But as the bank guarantees the fact that the money is safe it has all been returned to my account.
As your said I told never purchased anything from Facebook Marketplace and never will.

 

[kenrconn]

I cannot understand how someone can go for several months without balancing their bank accounts. I check our every few days to make sure that their is nothing going amiss and record all transactions on a spreadsheet which helps me budget for future expenses.

 

[Macarj]

I regularly get 2 (SCAM EMAILS, rouphly every 2/3 weeks apart. the first, is..........my Pay Pal acc, has been stopped, BECAUSE of suspicius acctivity. the scammer then asks me to go into my acc & change a few things. the 2nd, is (SUPPOSADLY from my internet provider. TELLING me, they CANT take my subs out of my acc, its blocked, so change my bank acc, to keep my internet active. i HAVE REPORTED BOTH to the relevent AUTHORITIES.......SCAM WATCH,ect,.....BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO happen.??

I get those too I am now getting a lot of women who want me I don't open them

 

[mylittletibbies]

I cannot understand how someone can go for several months without balancing their bank accounts. I check our every few days to make sure that their is nothing going amiss and record all transactions on a spreadsheet which helps me budget for future expenses.

I keep a book of all incomings and outgoings and I check my account every day.

 

[Veggiepatch]

I keep a book of all incomings and outgoings and I check my account every day.

Me too.

I just laugh when PayPal, NAB, Telstra, Amazon, NRMA and the ATO send me emails about rubbish.

The only dealings I've had with any of these "organisations" is when I subcontracted for Amazon in setting up their new warehouse in Dandenong South and my last tax return was 2019.

 

[saundy]

I cannot understand how someone can go for several months without balancing their bank accounts. I check our every few days to make sure that their is nothing going amiss and record all transactions on a spreadsheet which helps me budget for future expenses.

My problem was I had no access to online banking, plus I was only receiving statements every 3 months so I had no idea that my money was being used by a hacker to purchase items on Facebook Marketplace until the bank contacted me via phone and asked me if I have made any kind on Facebook when I said no they asked me to come into the branch where I was given several statements, I unlined the payment that I had no made, someone had a great time with my money.
All funds are returned to my account as I don't make any purchases on Facebook Marketplace.
I now have asked for monthly statements to be sent to me so I can see exactly what is happening with this account so it never happens again.

I cannot understand how someone can go for several months without balancing their bank accounts. I check our every few days to make sure that their is nothing going amiss and record all transactions on a spreadsheet which helps me budget for future expenses.

 

[Jean M]

I regularly get 2 (SCAM EMAILS, rouphly every 2/3 weeks apart. the first, is..........my Pay Pal acc, has been stopped, BECAUSE of suspicius acctivity. the scammer then asks me to go into my acc & change a few things. the 2nd, is (SUPPOSADLY from my internet provider. TELLING me, they CANT take my subs out of my acc, its blocked, so change my bank acc, to keep my internet active. i HAVE REPORTED BOTH to the relevent AUTHORITIES.......SCAM WATCH,ect,.....BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO happen.??

i’ve been getting them every day from telstra, when i went to the shop, they said , no it’s not a scam,but you don’t need to do anything. today i rang telstra to change some details, then told him about the emails, he didn’t say it was a scam, but do not click on anything and block it he said. Mmmm…

 

[deni67]

One of the biggest place for scamers is Facebook Marketplace I had my debit card hacked by someone on Facebook Marketplace and went on a spending spree until the bank contacted me via phone and asked me if I have made any purchases on Facebook Marketplace when I said no I was asked to go into the branch where they printed out 6 months of statements for me to mark the payments that I don't make, this was a surprise to me that much money had gone out of my account that I had no idea this was happening. I said I wanted monthly statements from now on for this account so I can check every payment that is out going.
The card was immediately cancelled and I had to wait for the new one to arrive, I withdraw some cash as I pay cash whenever I can (cash can’t be hacked) I received all the stolen funds back at the end of December there was 3 pages of money returned to my bank account some were large amounts which explained where my money disappeared to.
A lot of these were in blocks of 3 they would take a small amount a few dollars then around $100+ then any thing up to $4500 approx was the largest amount taken in 1 withdrawal from my account.

But as the bank guarantees the fact that the money is safe it has all been returned to my account.
As your said I told never purchased anything from Facebook Marketplace and never will.

This is why I check my bank several times a day, 7 days a week!

 

[deni67]

This was my new favourite that I got yesterday.
Look at the line at the top, they spelt it Centerlink.

And the Dear User, we have decided to finally remind you blah blah blah blah........
Finally decided

 

[Bill MacL]

I regularly get 2 (SCAM EMAILS, rouphly every 2/3 weeks apart. the first, is..........my Pay Pal acc, has been stopped, BECAUSE of suspicius acctivity. the scammer then asks me to go into my acc & change a few things. the 2nd, is (SUPPOSADLY from my internet provider. TELLING me, they CANT take my subs out of my acc, its blocked, so change my bank acc, to keep my internet active. i HAVE REPORTED BOTH to the relevent AUTHORITIES.......SCAM WATCH,ect,.....BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO happen.??

BLOCK THE SENDER.

 

[saundy]

This had nothing to do with a scammer or a emails, as I said yesterday " my debit card was hacked, I don’t know anything about it until the bank contacted me via phone and asked me if I have made any purchases on Facebook Marketplace".
As I have no access to online banking I have no idea this was happening until I was contacted by the bank.

I received several scam emails phone calls regularly which I block, ignored and deleted immediately. But until your card is hacked you have no idea what I went through without the debt card.

Having your card hacked is totally different from receiving scam emails and phone calls, these you can delete and forget about. But have you card hacked creates many problems changing everything you have set up for direct debit etc.

 

[saundy]

I cannot understand how someone can go for several months without balancing their bank accounts. I check our every few days to make sure that their is nothing going amiss and record all transactions on a spreadsheet which helps me budget for future expenses.

What I was doing was checking the balance when I use the auto teller machine when I with threw cash I received printout of my balance, but I now now that no good enough, trust me I have learnt a very valuable lesson, I have organised monthly statements so I can check everything against what I have purchased as everything I purchased I write in a book date seller and amount so if don't received something in a order I can contact the seller to find out why I did not receive the item, which I have done a few times and received the item (s)! or a refund immediately. I have been doing this ever since I started purchasing items online I find it very easy to do, when it arrives I simply run a couple of lines through the pages and write arrived and the date of arrival, solved all my issues with purchasing online.

 

[deni67]

This had nothing to do with a scammer or a emails, as I said yesterday " my debit card was hacked, I don’t know anything about it until the bank contacted me via phone and asked me if I have made any purchases on Facebook Marketplace".
As I have no access to online banking I have no idea this was happening until I was contacted by the bank.

I received several scam emails phone calls regularly which I block, ignored and deleted immediately. But until your card is hacked you have no idea what I went through without the debt card.

Having your card hacked is totally different from receiving scam emails and phone calls, these you can delete and forget about. But have you card hacked creates many problems changing everything you have set up for direct debit etc.

I know only to well what it's like to have your bank hacked as it happened to me at Christmas, that made it even worse as I had to wait longer for my new card due to the public holidays!