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LocalBitcoins email scam tries to trick users into handing over thousands in cryptocurrency – 12 February 2019
Emails purporting to be from international Bitcoin trading service LocalBitcoins, have hit email inboxes across the world, attempting to trick users into handing over their login credentials and give hackers access to their Bitcoin wallets.
https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/localbitcoins-email-scam/
Police warn of new scam – 11 February 2019
The scam involves a scammer contacting people out of the blue to tell them they can claim a large inheritance from a distant relative or wealthy benefactor. Victims may be contacted by letter, phone call, text message, email or social networking message.
http://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/story/5898144/police-warn-of-new-scam/
Love rat scams $2.6m from 27 women he seduced – 11 February 2019
Nine woman who were swindled out of a joint $AU2.64 million by a love rat, whose aliases included a doctor, pilot, professor, lawyer, firefighter, banker and war vet, have broken their silence, on how he emptied their bank accounts.
In this age of surveillance capitalism, the law is left for dust – 9 February 2019
The price of internet access seems to be the signing up to non-negotiable, incomprehensible online contracts that permit technology companies to use and share our data. Our existing privacy laws are viewed as inadequate. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced an investigation into the impact of digital platforms and has already indicated that it favours stronger consumer protections.
