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Home | Freebies | Stop, Breathe and Think before Clicking

Stop, Breathe and Think before Clicking

CHRISTMAS shoppers should think before they click as fraudsters come out in force during the nation’s busiest shopping period of the year.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s deputy chair Delia Rickard has warned consumers “to stop, breathe and think before clicking on things” .

“It’s a difficult time because we want to get our work finished for the year, we’ve got shopping to do and we don’t think as much as we do at other times of the year,” she said. “Scammers will take advantage of that.”

A new survey of Australians commissioned by cybersecurity company McAfee found email or text phishing (35 per cent of respondents), robocalling (32 per cent), shipping notification scams (26 per cent), fake, risky streaming websites (23 per cent) and phony online stores (22 per cent) had the most success in catching out unsuspecting people this year.

Phishing involves duping a victim into opening an email or message and encourages them to enter personal details, while robocalls are recorded messages usually trying to sell you something that turns out to be a scam.

Ms Rickard said one of the common scams at Christmas was fraudsters impersonating Australia Post or delivery companies such as FedEx and sending messages saying a parcel was due to arrive.

These types of scams will be rife during the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday bonanza shopping days next week.

Ms Rickard warned not to click on any links sent in these messages because it could lead to being held to ransom or the victim giving away personal information .

Consumers should be on high alert of suspicious emails and fake shopping websites, McAfee spokeswoman Alex Merton-McCann said.

“Slow down and stop, pause and listen to your gut,” Ms Merton-McCann said.

“If you’ve found something on a random website, take some time and do your due diligence and don’t just go for the cheapest item.”

Latest Scamwatch data showed in 2019 there had been about 145,000 reports of scam activity and Australians had lost $118 million dollars.

About 11 per cent of reports included the victim reporting financial loss.

“If you are offered promotions and special deals avoid clicking the link in the email,” Ms Merton-McCann warned.

“It’s always best to check with the online retailer to make sure it’s legitimate, because the number one way people get done is by clicking on links in emails.”

Scamwatch figures also found the scams where people lost the most amount of money were investment scams.

Source

The Herald Sun Digital Edition: Stop, breathe, click
SOPHIE ELSWORTH
This article is from the November 20, 2019 issue of The Herald Sun Digital Edition.
‘Tis the season to be cyber-wary
To subscribe, visit heraldsun.com.au


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