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Crackdown on ERS scams continues – 18 January 2021
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed it is still working with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to crack down on early release of super scams which cost Australians over $6 million. Scamwatch said it received over 5170 scam reports mentioning COVID-19 with over $6.28 million in reported losses since the outbreak of the pandemic.
https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/crackdown-on-ers-scams-continues-177393269
IOOF accused of unfairly dismissing stressed executive – 18 January 2021
A former IOOF executive has alleged the financial services giant fired her because she attempted to exercise her workplace rights
Verified Twitter accounts have been hacked by crypto scammers, again – 16 January 2021
A new cryptocurrency giveaway scam uses verified accounts and Elon Musk’s personality to trick users into giving up their bitcoin.
DON’T CLICK: 18.7 million Aussies at risk of ‘sinister’ ATO scam – 16 January 2021
Scammers purporting to be from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) are trying to steal Aussies’ bank details once again. The firm intercepted an email that looks like it’s from the ATO, and advises taxpayers their tax refund is ready for collection – all they need to do is “click here”. That link takes them to a page that looks like the myGov login website. However, the domain doesn’t belong to myGov or the ATO, and is actually a phishing page.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/ato-tax-return-scam-210048521.html
