Warning over 'dial 1' phone scam in Australia
Scamwatch posted a tweet today saying people had been receiving phone calls with automated messages that pretended to inform the listener of a problem.
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Scamwatch posted a tweet today saying people had been receiving phone calls with automated messages that pretended to inform the listener of a problem.
I groggily answered the ringing phone at 6am, and was alarmed to hear an official-sounding robotic voice. “This is the alert system with Visa (or Mastercard) account services!” It went on to tell me that there were two suspicious charges to my Visa card.
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Fax number linked with someone claiming to be Jose Antonio Marcote Rocha Abogados, who is sending out letters that are word for word consistent with this one: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/system/files/Inheritance%20scam%20-%20example%20letter.pdf
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