Today I received 2 more scam messages. The first one, purporting to be from Suncorp Bank, says: “You have urgent unread message.” Does anyone see the grammatical error?? Interestingly, I do not have an account with Suncorp and have never had an account with Suncorp! I wonder why they want to contact me so urgently? I am not clicking on that link to find out!


First email:

This is a message from Suncorp Bank.

You have urgent unread message.

Go to [link provided] and read your message.

Thank you


The next email had the sender as “Australia Government & MyGov”. Does anyone notice the grammatical error?? It purported to be from “myGov Team” which does not exist. If you get anything from “myGov Team”, delete it.

Second one:

This is a message from myGov Team.

You’ve got 1 unread message!
[Click this link} and read your message.

Thank you

That’s 2 more emails deleted from my inbox as quickly as they came in.

Another scam email arrived (see below). This one is of the variety that says you have made a purchase and to click on the link if you did not make the purchase. This type of scam has been around for a long time. I have had them from purported retailers saying I bought something from them, such as a computer game that I had never heard of. I have received some from purported financial management companies saying my account has been accessed or from a computer security company sending me an invoice that they claim will be debited from my bank account - and so on. I think Chase is an American bank and I have nothing to do with it. I certainly do not have a “Chase card”. Of course, there is no identifying data to confirm I am the intended recipient. If you get anything like this, do not even bother to check up on it. Just delete it.

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CHASE

We are reaching out to ensure the security of your account.

Please let us know if you, or someone you trust, recently used your Chase card for the following transaction:


If this transaction was not initiated by you, please click on "Secure Your Account" to cancel and reverse the purchase. If you recognize this transaction, you can simply ignore this message to proceed with the purchase.

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