Scams, and the con artists behind them, are forever evolving and becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot.
ACM has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites such as scamwatch.gov.au, cyber.gov.au and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s website dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities.
Customers may receive emails that appear to be from a trusted Coles email address, offering the opportunity for you to win a gift card or voucher which can be collected in store. These scams are sent in an attempt to obtain personal information such as a bank account or credit card numbers as well as passwords and are currently doing the rounds in August 2022. Picture: www.coles.com.au
- Coles, on its website, is advising customers to be aware of text messages, phone calls, websites, competitions and other unsolicited contact that use the Coles brand without Coles’ permission.
- These offers predominantly attempt to collect your personal details, financial information or request payment for goods or services.
- Coles says it will never request personal or banking details in unsolicited communications and legitimate businesses or government agencies will never request payment in gift cards.
- Consumers are encouraged to be wary of requests to complete customer satisfaction surveys that promises a reward at completion – where you are asked for personal details or financial information; sharing/liking a Facebook post in exchange for a gift…
