Fake tax office scammers swindle $800,000

NEWS: The Australian Taxation Office has urged people to be on high alert to scammers after almost $800,000 was stolen in November alone.

Image of an ATO signage

“คุณสามารถมั่นใจได้เลยว่า ถ้าหากมีหมายเลขของผู้โทรขึ้นแสดงให้เห็น นั่นจะไม่ใช่ทางเอทีโอ”—รองกรรมาธิการ นางแคท แอนเดอร์สัน Source: AAP

Scammers pretending to represent the Australian Taxation Office have stolen more than $800,000 in the past month after frightening people into handing over their money.

The thieves use software that resembles a legitimate phone number to disguise their identities before threatening people with jail or deportation.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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