[KarenD]

Centrelink Scam​

Hi everyone, I received this email this morning and wanted to warn our vulnerable community to be careful please, I did report it to scamwatch and Centrelink.

 

[Giannidifirenze]

Thanks for the heads-up.
Is ‘Scanwatch’ proactive or reactive?

 

[Luckyus]

If I get any emails from banks or government agencies I ring them separately to check the the veracity?

 

[BlackWolf]

technically they're not from banks or government agencies but scammer claiming to be them

 

[KarenD]

Thanks for the heads-up.
Is ‘Scanwatch’ proactive or reactive?

Scamwatch is a government body, I rang centrelink and also sent it to scamwatch.

 

[KarenD]

technically they're not from banks or government agencies but scammer claiming to be them

That's exactly right, you can't be too careful these days can you

 

[KarenD]

If I get any emails from banks or government agencies I ring them separately to check the the veracity?

I rang centrelink to let them know about it and sent it to them and scamwatch.

 

[Jest]

does not the email address tell you it is a scam. wake up people.

 

[Jest]

to fall for this you need to be dumb.

 

[KarenD]

does not the email address tell you it is a scam. wake up people.

That's how I knew it was and felt compelled to notify centrelink that it was going around and wanted to share it to the SDC community to warn them

 

[KarenD]

to fall for this you need to be dumb.

Ok, I dont think that's necessary, not everyone especially some older seniors are in a position to be aware of these things.

 

[Bill MacL]

If I get any emails from banks or government agencies I ring them separately to check the the veracity?

Do you ever get an answer? Whenever I ring, no one answers the phone.

 

[cblayney]

Thankyou