Urgent warning: Police impersonated in highly sophisticated phone scam
Queensland police have issued an “urgent warning” after a QPS number was used in a government or Australian Taxation Office (ATO) phone scam.
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Queensland police have issued an “urgent warning” after a QPS number was used in a government or Australian Taxation Office (ATO) phone scam.
A year-long investigative clampdown on criminal networks coordinated by INTERPOL has demonstrated the scale of phone and online frauds worldwide.
I had won $999 towards my next booking at a Marriott hotel.
After pressing 1 to accept, I rang through to a screener who wanted to know if I was over 30 with a credit card to qualify.
I asked "Qualify for what?" and they hung up.
2015-03-03 @ 10:37 MST