Please chat to your less technical family & friends & give them some concrete examples and tips on how to recognise red flags in emails.
Maybe suggest they identify someone they trust to advise them if they’re in doubt.

#DoNotClickOnTheLink

#ScamWatch #ScamEmails #ScamAlert #Australia

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#Australian Federal Government agencies & departments who use the MyGov system, always remind Australians that they will never put #Links in their emails & text messages. The fact that this one offers you a #SecureLink is a very #BigRedFlag!

#DoNotClickOnTheLink

#ScamWatch #ScamEmail #Scam

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A screenshot of an email allegedly sent by Medicare, but actually it provides a message from a different agency/department, the Australian Taxation Office.

Another sign it’s a scam email …

It says the sender is Medicare, but then provides a message from the #AustralianTaxOffice #ATO. In real life, Medicare does not send out ATO related mail, and vice versa!

#DoNotClickOnTheLink

#ScamWatch #ScamEmail

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A screenshot of the email sender’s address. In this case we are expecting to see a sender @ department. gov. au address but it actually shows a random gmail address, which means this is a scam email.

What are some signs it is a #Scam?

Check the address it originated from. This one comes from a random gmail address. Legitimate emails from the government should have an address like: <sender’s mailbox address> at <agency/department name> < .gov.au>.

#DoNotClickOnTheLink

#Scammers

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Screenshot of email purporting to be from Australia’s Medicare agency. The text advises the reader to click on the link to access a secure message from the Australian Taxation Office.

#Aussies, I received this email today.

It looks legit, right? It’s got a logo and it’s nicely formatted. They’ve even given me a #SecureLink!

Should I click on the link?

Answer: NO! #DoNotClickOnTheLink

#Scammers #ATOScam #MedicareScam #MyGovScam
#Australia #ScamWatch
#ScamEducation

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