The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has recently issued a warning to temporary working holiday visa holders to be aware of scam text messages which appear to be from the department, seeking final payments for their visa application.
“The department has received information from a number of clients who have been sent these text messages, which directs them to a bogus web page that appears to be from DIAC,” A DIAC spokesman commented.
The DIAC spokesman explained that the scam attempts to con visa holders into transferring a purported “unpaid Government fee”. The spokesman added that the scammers webpage may appear authentic as it contains the department’s logo and ABN but can be identified the words “nettransfer.info” in the web address. It is from this bogus webpage that a payment can be made using a credit card.