Stay Smart Online Week
This week, one of our staff members received an email claiming their address book had been hacked and demanding a ransom. Fortunately, our practice has security systems in place to prevent these issues, and we were easily able to determine this as a fake.
Given that 9-13 October 2017 was Stay Smart Online Week, we thought this was a timely reminder to review the scams that are out there.
You can refer to previous newsletters on identifying scam emails here:
It's That Time of Year - ATO Scams on the Rise Again (2 June 2016)
DocuSign Emails - How Can You Tell If They're Real? (10 October 2015)
Of late, there has also been a recent increase in the number of people receiving fake infringement notices purportedly from the police. Police have warned people that this is a scam and that they should not click on suspicious emails and to advise ScamWatch.
For more details on how to spot a fake email, visit ScamWatch's website here.
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