The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning the public that a recent spate of hoax emails have been sent out advising people they are entitled to $400.
ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard explained that the email claims that ACCC action against a scammer resulted in an order to pay $195,000. It goes on to state that individuals are entitled to $400 and need to ring a +009180133XXXXX number.
“This is clearly a fake email that relies upon the public trust in the organization it pretends to represent,” Rickard said “It is yet another variation of the reclaim scam that sees scammers claim to represent the Government, a bank or some other trusted organization and offer refunds, grants or other monies.”
Ms Rickard explained that the email attempts to capitalize on the legitimate ACCC web address but it is in fact a gmail address “ACCC GOV_AU”
Ms Rickard added that you should remember that government departments will never contact you asking you to pay money upfront in order to claim a fee or rebate.
