As the financial year draws to a close in Australia, it’s essential to remain vigilant against scammers who often exploit this time of the year to target us. These fraudsters employ various tactics, such as email and SMS phishing, to deceive people into divulging sensitive financial information or making fraudulent payments.
As more seniors use technology to shop and sell goods online, it’s important to be aware of the potential for scams. One scam that has recently emerged on Facebook Marketplace is the use of PayID for payment.
PayID is a digital payment system used in Australia, which allows users to link their bank account to a unique identifier such as their phone number or email address. Scammers have been taking advantage of this system by asking buyers to pay through PayID, instead of the usual payment methods such as PayPal or bank transfer.
This month I have come across the Pig Butchering Scam. And it is not Kosher!
Safer Internet Day is a global event that brings together communities, families, schools and organisations from more than 200 countries to help create safer online spaces.
This worldwide initiative is celebrating 20 years in 2023, making it a great time to reflect as well as look forward.
Technology has evolved dramatically in the past two decades and the benefits have been huge. These developments have also exposed us to many risks with real-world impacts, making online safety awareness even more important.
That’s why we are calling on Australians to Connect. Reflect. Protect.
Connect safely and with purpose – by keeping apps and devices secure and using social media in positive ways.
Unfortunately 2023 is not showing any signs of letting up when it comes to bad people trying to steal our money!
As more companies are refusing to pay ransomware, the cyber-criminals need to find other places to extort their ill-gotten gains.
The Christmas and New Year Period is an opportunistic scammer’s ideal hunting ground, don’t be their prey! Keep talking about some of the potential scams and how to spot them with your members, family and friends!
Last month I wrote about investment schemes. This month it’s all about love!
You are all (hopefully) by now aware of the recent data breach suffered by Optus and their customers, both past and present. There are so many reports and instruction emails and posts being sent to Optus customers and in the general domain that it can seem quite a daunting prospect to reign it all in and take adequate steps to protect yourself.
International VPN day, there’s a day for everything! It was August 19, which is still today in the Northern Hemisphere, but first, what is a VPN?
…There is a really clever scam around at the moment, this one is designed to potentially save you money – it is still concerning! I know you are saying hold on Brett – if it saves you money why is it a scam… Click through to read more about how this scam works …
…Are you ready to spot the EOFY Scammers?
Celebrities are into investing, why aren’t you?
Have you received calls from all over the world, or SMSs that left you wondering if it was legitimate or not?
May Day, May Day, scams ahoy!
The world is crazy at the moment. With war in Russia, China making (another) play for Taiwan, Covid slowing and then ramping up voraciously and floods decimating our eastern starboard it is crazy times.
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