People ordering some last minute Christmas gifts have been warned to watch out for a sinister scam targeting Australia Post customers.
The scam works by sending customers a text message that appears to be from Australia Post, letting the receiver know there is an issue with their delivery.
Twitter user Mark Rhodes posted a picture of one of the scam text messages online as a warning to others.The scam is very believable. Picture: @mrhodes/TwitterThe thing that makes this particular ruse so convincing is that if you have previously been legitimately messaged by Australia Post, it will show up in the same text chain as these older messages.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s ScamWatch website has numerous posts warning people to look out for these types scams.Source:Twitter “Scammers typically send emails pretending to be from Australia Post or FedEx, to try and trick you into believing you have an ‘undeliverable package’. In some cases, these emails may include your name and address and include legitimate-looking company information, complete with fake logos,” Ms Rickard said,
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