Had one from Norton antivirus saying $399 had been charged to my credit card saying to to click on link. Stupid me nearly fell for it . ****in scammers
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"Earlier this year Microsoft revealed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system which could recreate a person's voice after listening to them speak for only three seconds.
It was a sign of just how quickly AI could be used to convincingly replicate a key piece of someone's identity."
"Cyber security company Darktrace said it had seen a 135 per cent increase in sophisticated and novel social engineering attacks in the first months of 2023, which it said corresponded with the widespread adoption of ChatGPT".
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One man lost $500,000 to a scammer after it looked like they called from his bank
Your phone says the call is coming from your bank, the caller knows your address and they're using the same language a banker would use, but it feels off. Here's why it might be a scammer.
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"That's when victims are tricked into thinking they're dealing with someone from their bank, when they're really dealing with a criminal.
And scammers can use what's called "alpha tags" to make messages appear in a thread of legitimate messages from your bank.
The video above is an example of one such call to a Westpac customer last year, but these scammers could claim to be from any bank — big or small.
Last year, Scamwatch had 14,603 reports about bank impersonation scams, totalling more than $20 million in losses.
Scammers can also trick people with their dodgy ads for banks online.
When people type their bank's name into a search engine, they may click on the first link that comes up — and scammers can take advantage of that.
They might set up what looks like legitimate website for the bank, but it actually takes them to their dodgy impostor site instead."
Don't worry about the AI scams.
"Earlier this year Microsoft revealed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system which could recreate a person's voice after listening to them speak for only three seconds.
It was a sign of just how quickly AI could be used to convincingly replicate a key piece of someone's identity."
"Cyber security company Darktrace said it had seen a 135 per cent increase in sophisticated and novel social engineering attacks in the first months of 2023, which it said corresponded with the widespread adoption of ChatGPT".
There's a new kid in town,with a bigger plan.
ChaosGPT
AI bot, ChaosGPT, tweets out plans to ‘destroy humanity’ after being tasked
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"Earlier this year Microsoft revealed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system which could recreate a person's voice after listening to them speak for only three seconds.
It was a sign of just how quickly AI could be used to convincingly replicate a key piece of someone's identity."
"Cyber security company Darktrace said it had seen a 135 per cent increase in sophisticated and novel social engineering attacks in the first months of 2023, which it said corresponded with the widespread adoption of ChatGPT".
We might need a new thread for Artificial Intelligence scams, cons and to explore how it might be used to benefit against the people.
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"This man gets on the phone, and he's like, 'Listen here. I've got your daughter. This is how it's going to go down. You call the police, you call anybody, I'm going to pop her so full of drugs. I'm going to have my way with her, and I'm going to drop her off in Mexico.'
"And at that moment, I just started shaking. In the background, she's going, 'Help me, Mum. Please help me."
"And at that moment, I just started shaking. In the background, she's going, 'Help me, Mum. Please help me."
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Another sad scam ,
spoofing the banks number..
spoofing the banks number..
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‘Delete it immediately’: Australia Post customers warned over dodgy email
Expecting a delivery? Be on the lookout.
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"The email itself heavily uses Australia Post’s branding and, aside from a few grammatical errors in the text, it would be hard to distinguish it from a genuine email,” it warned.
The message claims the customer’s package is on hold, and they need to pay a $3 fee via the link in the email for the delivery to be finalised".
I think we are getting to the stage where you can no longer take a call from your bank.
If you do get a call from someone claiming it’s best to hang up and call the official number listed on the website yourself.
Yeah they legit called me about this once (dodgy CC transactions) and I told them I would hang up and call them back - no worries at all.
Been a while since I've understood the ins and outs of it but I recon a lot of us 'scam aware' types could get undone if there was some sort of hack to DNS whereby legit URLs got directed to non-legit IPs.
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A bit over it here, two scam calls already today and one last night (voicemail) that for a very brief moment I actually thought was my daughter and her plane had been hijacked or something after she said in a whispery crying voice 'I'm on the plane but I'm in a really intense situation'.
She wanted me to send money to her account then she abruptly hung up as if the phone cut out, as she was pretending to give me her account numbers.
She wanted me to send money to her account then she abruptly hung up as if the phone cut out, as she was pretending to give me her account numbers.
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Yeah just wait until they perfect deep fakes, will be harder to avoid
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If in doubt, call them back.
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Yeah I rang my little scammer back today and she answered with 'Hi Mum'. I imagine if I'd rung her last night, I'd have got no answer but for a text back saying she can't talk but 'put the money in this account PLEASE!'
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In the past year I've had a couple of emails and a text telling me that my credit card has been compromised. I jump straight onto onlne banking and block the card. I'll then google the number for the bank and ring them, I will never answer a text, call a number they ask me to call or click on a link.
One of the texts turned out to be genuine, the other two weren't. I was without a credit card for about a week while I had new ones sent out.
No big deal for peace of mind.
One of the texts turned out to be genuine, the other two weren't. I was without a credit card for about a week while I had new ones sent out.
No big deal for peace of mind.
The temporary stop is an excellent feature. Can even use it if you misplace a card or not sure if you lost it or left your wallet somewhere etc.
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Yes I agree, but make sure you don't get the number from a fake site.
One of the major reasons it's a problem is Call Line Identification (CLI) For some incredibly stupid reason, that probably 'seemed a good idea at the time' CLI can be changed, making it utterly impossible to be sure who is actually calling. It's such a c*ck up. The main thing you want with CLI is authenticity, yet it was built so it could be manipulated by overstamping and spoofing. These are the basis of nearly all phone scams. Dumb.
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It's big business.
Philippine authorities have rescued over a thousand people from several Asian nations who were trafficked into the country, held captive and forced to run online scams, an official said on Saturday.
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Philippine authorities have rescued over a thousand people from several Asian nations who were trafficked into the country, held captive and forced to run online scams, an official said on Saturday.
Philippines authorities rescue more than 1,000 trafficking victims forced to run online scams
International alarm has grown in recent months over internet scams in the region often staffed by trafficking victims tricked or coerced into promoting bogus crypto investments.
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One central location.
I thought this was cute. 'He says there will also be a new 'hit squad' to take the fight to the scammers.'
14m ago14 minutes ago
Mr Jones says calls and SMS messages from someone pretending to be a bank or government agency will be blocked under the new caller ID registry.
"An SMS message will be blocked unless it's coming through from the authorised number, from a bank, from a government agency, and we intend to expand that over time," Mr Jones says.
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I thought this was cute. 'He says there will also be a new 'hit squad' to take the fight to the scammers.'
14m ago14 minutes ago
Calls and messages from people pretending to be banks will be blocked
Mr Jones says calls and SMS messages from someone pretending to be a bank or government agency will be blocked under the new caller ID registry."An SMS message will be blocked unless it's coming through from the authorised number, from a bank, from a government agency, and we intend to expand that over time," Mr Jones says.
National anti-scams centre established to combat multi-billion dollar problem
A national anti-scams centre is being established to help combat scams and online fraud, after Australians reported losing billions of dollars to fraudsters in the past year.
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Sixth man charged in Sydney following sophisticated million-dollar cyber scam
The AFP has arrested and charged a sixth Chinese national living in Sydney as part of an investigation into an organised criminal syndicate involved in a cyber-enabled investment scam that has resulted in more than US$100 million in losses worldwide. ***Image available**
"The AFP has arrested and charged a sixth Chinese national living in Sydney as part of an investigation into an organised criminal syndicate involved in a cyber-enabled investment scam that has resulted in more than US$100 million in losses worldwide.
The AFP has so far arrested five other Chinese Nationals based in Sydney as part of Operation Wickham."
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Not only are they committing criminal scams, but you wouldn't believe the disparaging things they are also saying about the CCP and Xi Jinping the sheer gall of these peopleSixth man charged in Sydney following sophisticated million-dollar cyber scam
The AFP has arrested and charged a sixth Chinese national living in Sydney as part of an investigation into an organised criminal syndicate involved in a cyber-enabled investment scam that has resulted in more than US$100 million in losses worldwide. ***Image available**www.afp.gov.au
"The AFP has arrested and charged a sixth Chinese national living in Sydney as part of an investigation into an organised criminal syndicate involved in a cyber-enabled investment scam that has resulted in more than US$100 million in losses worldwide.
The AFP has so far arrested five other Chinese Nationals based in Sydney as part of Operation Wickham."
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Here's a new one I'd never heard of before, scammer was arrested when an airline noticed a dubious wifi network.
The AFP said when people tried to connect their devices to the free networks, they were taken to a fake website which required them to log in using their email or social media accounts.
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Users lured in by free 'twin' networks
The AFP alleges Mr Clapsis used a portable wireless access device to create free wi-fi networks, which were used at "multiple locations" to lure people into using the services.The AFP said when people tried to connect their devices to the free networks, they were taken to a fake website which required them to log in using their email or social media accounts.
Perth man allegedly set up fake wi-fi networks to steal people's personal data at airports
A Perth man is released on strict bail conditions after appearing in court accused of starting up "evil twin" wi-fi networks, to get the personal details of users at multiple locations, including airports across Australia.
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It’s gonna ramp up.. it’s tax time
Read one where the text is claiming to be from mygov… telling the person to click the. Link to log in. Scam.
1. Never ever click the link from a text message. Go to the App on your phone and log in … or at least go to the site yourself - especially for banking or govt messages.
2. Always enable two factor authentication, on any account. Preferably use google or Microsoft Authenticator. SMS is okay but not the best.
3. It’s recommended by most security people to use a password manager. The password manager will create complex unique passwords instead of simple repeated passwords that a lot of people use
Read one where the text is claiming to be from mygov… telling the person to click the. Link to log in. Scam.
1. Never ever click the link from a text message. Go to the App on your phone and log in … or at least go to the site yourself - especially for banking or govt messages.
2. Always enable two factor authentication, on any account. Preferably use google or Microsoft Authenticator. SMS is okay but not the best.
3. It’s recommended by most security people to use a password manager. The password manager will create complex unique passwords instead of simple repeated passwords that a lot of people use
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