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As a frequent online banking user I worry that banks do not use 2FA (2 factor authentication) when logging on. Surely that is a frontline gatekeeper!!

This is a worry where there is a Kmart and Target in the same town. During our travels around the country we have seen many K-Hubs which have been a combination the two stores. A move that Wesfarmers have saved a lot of money by closing some stores. Who knows, will we end up with a “K-Hub...

Several NBN retailers offer a $20 or so reduction for the first 6 months. I flit around them and get 50MBPS for just over $50/month. Dodo offer it for first time and RETURNING customers.

Love reading the SDC newsletters over breakfast and enjoy putting my 2 pence worth in every so often. As a pensioner couple we are doing OK. Not “well off” but just OK. We would love to win the years membership but looking at other replies I can see that there are many people more in need of...

It had to be “Set for life” as it’s the only lottery that pays a monthly reward. You don’t have a choice how it is paid. If it had been paid to a close (and trusted) family member or friend then he might have been OK. I say “might” as I don’t know about the terms of identification on a win...

I believe that the facts of the matter as stated are correct. I agree that any pensioner would be grateful for a monthly cash boost and would willingly give up the pension for it. When the well runs dry and you haven’t had the foresight to realise that Centrelink has a service that has eroded to...

Being, originally, from Manchester I can see that Amie has another thing to learn. The Midlands is not far enough north to be considered as “up north”. I remember having to work in London for a spell and realised that the friendliness of people (even strangers) in the biggest city was nothing...

Can anyone tell me (and prove it) that this email I got this morning is not a scam!! I get many of this type on a daily basis. Scams are usually detected by the odd wording or spelling in the first lines of the email. The ”promotion” is usually for a free product but the catch is that you have...

One of the first albums I ever bought was “Days of Future Past”. Still my favourite music from my youth.

As an avid viewer of “Border Security “ I am often dismayed at the number of people who pack their bags with food items and do not declare them on their declaration cards. In many cases they are only fined for making a false declaration (usually around $200). Very often these is blatant...

I consider myself to be “scamaware” and delete any emails or messages that I receive which are not relevant to me. For instance I have not subscribed to Norton for 10 years or more but often get messages reminding me that my subscription need renewing. The one thing that I do worry about is the...

Been on the Bunch panel for about 3 years. It took a while before I was accepted and at first wasn’t offered much. It is not a place for freeloaders you do need to complete the surveys in reasonable time but I have found that the quicker you complete these and also react and comment on others...

Further to the above I found that my most commonly used password was more than 12 characters. After checking out the iPhone password feature described above I proceeded to change this password by swapping some “I” with “1” and letter “O” with “0” and also mixing in a few upper case letters too...

I think it would be helpful if the public was made aware of what a “skimming“ device looks like so we can be more watchful. I, personally, have no idea what to look for.

Be aware of any system updates offered by your phone or tablet manufacturer. Be it IOS or Android. These companies are aware of any “back door” weaknesses that can be manipulated by scammers and offer updates to remove these. Don’t ignore or “leave till later” as it could be too late.

Not a problem to me. I don’t steal!!

I just checked my iPhone “Passwords” and I am horrified how many reports there are about repeated passwords I have used. Some of these are from a long time ago when it didn’t seem much of an issue but they could, now, easily cause me a problem. Look like I will be busy today tidying up a few...

There were two scams that came up within the ads six to 8 weeks ago while I was reading SDC reports (I know that these were not associated with SDC). The first was a few weeks after an ACA (Nine.com) item which showed an elderly lady had been scammed of a single large amount and another person...