{"id":873,"date":"2019-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/australia-post-issues-warning-about-credit-card-scam\/"},"modified":"2019-04-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:00:00","slug":"australia-post-issues-warning-about-credit-card-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/australia-post-issues-warning-about-credit-card-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Post issues warning about credit card scam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The general rule of thumb with emails that ask for your personal details is to *delete*.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When those emails come from a \u2018trusty\u2019 source like Australia Post they seem much less suspicious.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But those are the emails you should think twice about before clicking. Australia Post\u2019s latest warning is proof of this.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They have issued a warning to customers after discovering a scam email designed to steal people\u2019s credit card details.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sent from a phoney email address, the scam redirects the user to a fraudulent Post Bill Pay website where they are requested to pay $1.81 to have a package delivered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The scam even includes a fake tracking reference number and warns customers that their parcel will be returned to sender if they don\u2019t pay up within 48 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sounds like every hostage\/extortion movie ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Two dollars isn\u2019t a lot of money but the scammers aren\u2019t in it for a few gold coins. What they really want are your credit card and personal details.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hot tip? Don\u2019t do it. Don\u2019t click and don\u2019t give away personal information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re uncertain if an email is fake or legit then you can run a preliminary test by checking if the tracking number is real\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The best action to take is to contact your bank if you think you\u2019ve fallen for this scam.<\/p>\n

Australia Post said \u201cIf you suspect you’ve given details to this fake website please contact your bank immediately to advise them so they can monitor for suspicious activity on your account and help you further.\u2019\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAustralia Post will never email asking you to click on a link to print out a receipt\/label for parcel collection\/tracking or to access your package. Nor will Australia Post ask you to send an email containing any personal or financial information, including any form of ID, passwords, credit card details and account information.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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SEE ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Government crackdown on selling pets online and in newspapers<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
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Images: Getty, Nine Finance.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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