Posts tagged "scam"

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has urged Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg to crack down on the "hundreds" of imitation scams on Facebook which use Rinehart's image and likeness.

Australian fashion label Gorman has once again warned customers to beware of imitation sites, after scammers tricked buyers into purchasing items from a fake digital storefront.

A Mildura man who received $837,000 from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) using 'TikTok GST scam' has been sentenced to 7.5 years of jail time.

Scammers are inundating targets with fake messages asking them to provide their myGov details, the Australian Taxation Office has revealed, while urging taxpayers to remail vigilant when completing their tax returns.

The GST scam that went viral on TikTok continues to get worse as the ATO admits that it had to payout double what it initially reported.

The company behind Australian fashion label Gorman says it is battling scam retail sites posing as authentic outlets, as businesses purporting to offer Gorman goods at heavily discounted prices advertise on social media.

Something as simple as including holiday details in your out-of-office email could give cyber criminals an edge over your business, SME experts warn, as the methods used by digital crooks become increasingly advanced.

Commonwealth Bank has announced a new security feature which highlights account names when users make a first-time payment, saying the addition will cut down on scams — particularly those using hacked business accounts.

Scammers are monitoring public social media pages for commenters seeking assistance with their tax payments or MyGov registration and reaching out to those taxpayers from bogus accounts, the federal government states.

It is "critical" for small businesses to protect their payments with Australia's new eInvoicing protocol, Minister for Financial Services and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones says.

Australia's telecommunications watchdog has registered new rules requiring telcos to identify, track, and block scam SMS attempts, days after warning consumers about a new tide of fake job offer scams being shared via text message.

The Australian Taxation Office has warned taxpayers to look out for yet another email scam skimming login information from victims.