Scammers are taking advantage of tax time with deceptive emails designed to steal your personal information.
It's tax time in Australia which means a message or two from myGov has probably landed in your email inbox recently.Here is how to tell who apparent myGov messages are really coming from, and how to keep your information safe.You log into your email account and see a notification that you have a new message in your myGov inbox.But instead of leading to the myGov platform, the link will pull up a fake version of the website designed to steal the personal and financial information of victims.
In this example of a scam text, the "confidentiality notice" tells the recipient to "immediately notify Texas Mutual's Information Services Center" if you are not the intended recipient.How can I protect myself from myGov scams?Provide identity documents like a drivers licence or passportBecause scammers often make fake websites that mimic myGov, you should always access the website by typing my.gov.au into your browser or use the official myGov app.
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