It seems that ever since the very clever, very secure internet (just kidding) was put into our lives, criminals were some of the first on the scene to take advantage of the users. It's just a pity that we have moved on from the stocks of old, when those who would prey on the vulnerable would be paraded in the town square and humiliated with rotten tomatoes and such like. One can only hope that as each day goes by, the average user of the internet gets that little bit smarter and eventually the fraudsters will have to give it away. I wouldn't go holding my breath though.
This is a major problem for Seniors with no or limited computer literacy. It's very easy to fall into a trap. My advice to seniors that I know, and a few of them talk to me because I am very computer literate, on receiving a phone call from someone trying to sell you something, or give you some crap about a virus on your computer, hang up. If they call back, hang up again. They'll soon give up. Back to computers, the Bank phishing sites are a real trap and this is one area Seniors and others are fleeced. Also e-mail that ask you to click on a link. Don't even consider it. Delete it. This is a hackers way of getting control of your computer. Clicking the link will start a download of malware, next you know the hacker has your Bank log in details and your money. Be very careful out there...
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Retired Airline Pilot and Electrician..
I'm not old, I've just been young a long time....Ken
Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Bit of a thread dig, I received a Mum scam. They give you a BSB number and an account number to deposit money into. If you do a BSB search it will give you the bank. The bank is most interested to get the account number. Some banks you can email, the Macquarie bank in Sydney could only be contacted by phone. They thanked me for passing on the information.
One thing that we find irritating is that every time we go into the bank they try & get us to do internet banking. No thanks, with all the scams getting around we'd rather do it in person.
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There might be no Wi-Fi connection in the forest but I promise that you'll find a better connection.
Bit of a thread dig, I received a Mum scam. They give you a BSB number and an account number to deposit money into. If you do a BSB search it will give you the bank. The bank is most interested to get the account number. Some banks you can email, the Macquarie bank in Sydney could only be contacted by phone. They thanked me for passing on the information.
I knew that I received a scam when I read "Hi Mum".... My kids know my gender.
Yeah my wife got that "Hi mum, I lost my phone and this is my new number. As I have a new phone, I can't use internet banking yet so would you mind paying this bill for me and I will pay you back asap"
I took over and asked for the bpay and reference number for the bill so I could verify. As our son is very busy in his job we could not ring the new number to verify. The scammer gave up on us quickly but my wife's ex got scammed the same day by the same trick!!!! Was a laugh for us as she still hates him!
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When they put a bsb number in and an account number, you can look up the bank with that bsb. Contact the bank concerned and inform them of the scam. The bank is very interested to find out these details.
