An Australian Tax Office (ATO) phishing scam is once again making its rounds in the Centenary Policing division.
Recently a local grocery manager saved a 65-year-old woman from being scammed.
The woman was contacted by a man stating that he was from the ATO. He told her that she had a significant debt that, if left unpaid, would land her in jail. In order to pay off this debt she had to purchase $3000 in iTunes cards.
Two days previously a 35-year-old man attended Calamvale station with a similar story, the threat of going to jail encouraged this man to give the scammer his name, address and banking details.
The ATO website has details of many scams which use the ATO identifiers.
The number one rule to avoid scams is – if someone rings you and you do not know definitively who they are do not provide any personal information.
Verify the identity of the contact by calling
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