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Today a fake “Invoice” arrived from a sender calling itself “[email protected]”: reprinted below. In the “To” line it had an email address that I had never heard of. There were no identifying details at all, no name or address. There was no indication of what had been purchased. Note the...

Smart move, VM53. That’s what everyone should do. Check any incoming message through the official website. Remember: if it doesn’t have identifying information (name, address, TFN, etc) then it is a scam. If it is a text, delete it. If it is a generic email, delete it. In this case...

Those fake “myGov” emails arrive in my inbox at least once every couple of days, sometimes more often. As a former executive manager in the federal public service, I can assure you that no government department will send out an email telling you to open a link to get a message. Never! These...

In dealing with the internet these days, paranoia is a good thing. Be particularly cautious of sites that promise something for nothing. Beware of promises of abnormally high financial return on invested money, either in the near or distant future. Promises such as “invest $3,000 today and...

Scammers using Gumtree to trick sellers into revealing their bank and email details This one is for users of Gumtree Australia. Today I put an ad on Gumtree for 39 large floor tiles to sell with proceeds going to charity. Within 2 seconds of putting my ad on Gumtree, I got an email claiming...

Such a classic case of night terrors. Parents are scared out of their wits and the child remembers nothing in the morning. A work colleague asked me about it one day after his young son had an episode. My colleague and his wife were ready to call an ambulance when the child finally stopped...