With scams coming thick and fast from emails and phones calls these days, it’s getting harder to detect when something is genuine or not.
LatestScam.com.au was started last year by an IT professional who for years has been the first point of call for many of his friends and family, and of course clients, when they received something via email that they weren’t sure about.
Odds are you have received a scam email this week. Sometimes they are easy to spot – the gibberish email address, the incorrectly formatted body, off-looking logos and images… there can be many ways to spot a scam email. However, scam artists are honing their craft and becoming sleeker in their presentation. It is especially becoming clear now in 2016.
In the past few months, big names such as Telstra, AGL Energy, the ATO and even theAustralian Federal Police have been impersonated in emails sent to tens of thousands of Australians. All of these emails looked and sounded professional, official, and held almost no sign to doubt the source. However, despite how different these entities are, the content of the emails all held a similar theme – malware. Those unfortunate enough to click a link or download an attachment instantly found their computer infected with it.
The LatestScam.com.au website serves as a great resource to stay connected to so that you can remain one step ahead of the scammers, with general safety tips and information about specific threats as they arise. Subscribe to the LatestScam.com.au newsletter and stay up to date with the latest scams!