Be Aware of Scammers - Attempt at Holy Spirit, Vincentia

 

Holy Spirit Vincentia	Mon, 26 Aug, 15:06 (4 days ago)
to victor.vincent, bcc: me

Dear All,

I had received a scam email on my personal email as well as the Holy Spirit email address. It was asking me to buy an Apple $500 gift card and it sounded so genuine and after numerous emails back and forth that I went to Coles to go and buy it for the person. 

In the message it said that she could not speak as she had a sore throat and therefore to take a photograph of the gift card and the pin number and send it to her. When I was at Coles I spoke to the person at the Help desk and she kept asking me "are you sure it is not a scam" and I said of course it isn't as I know this person from Church. I am glad she did raise it with me and something made me call the person and it was a scam. 

Although we have Trend virus protection on our devices and our email contacts hopefully were not be compromised.  I just want to make sure you do not get taken in if you receive emails from the Holy Spirit email address or my personal email address asking you to do the same thing. 

cheers,

(Not disclosed)

Holy Spirit Vincentia

Email: holyspiritvincentia@gmail.com 

Address: 23 St George Ave, Vincentia NSW 2540

WHO - Be Aware of Scammers?

 
Yes, the World Health Organisation  (WHO) is sending out a scam alert for the following scammers asking for private details on emails or Whatsapp. It is shocking to hear that this is happening -  help WHO shut these cyberspace people down immediately by reading the following details:

Beware of criminals pretending to be WHO

Hackers and cyber scammers are taking advantage of the coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) pandemic by sending fraudulent email and WhatsApp messages
that attempt to trick you into clicking on malicious links or opening attachments.

These actions can reveal your user name and password, which can be used to
steal money or sensitive information.

If you are contacted by a person or organization that appears to be WHO, verify
their authenticity before responding.

The World Health Organization will:

• never ask for your username or password to access safety information
• never email attachments you didn’t ask for
• never ask you to visit a link outside of www.who.int 
• never charge money to apply for a job, register for a conference, or reserve a hotel
• never conduct lotteries or offer prizes, grants, certificates or funding through email.

The only call for donations WHO has issued is the COVID-19 Solidarity Response
Fund, which is linked to below.  Any other appeal for funding or donations that
appears to be from WHO is a scam.  

• COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

Beware that criminals use email, websites, phone calls, text messages, and even fax messages for their scams.

You can verify if communication is legit by contacting WHO directly.

• Contact WHO
• Report a scam 

Phishing: malicious emails and messages appearing to be from WHO

WHO is aware of suspicious email messages attempting to take advantage of
the COVID-19 emergency. This fraudulent action is called phishing.

These “Phishing” emails appear to be from WHO, and will ask you to:

• give sensitive information, such as usernames or passwords
• click a malicious link
• open a malicious attachment.

Using this method, criminals can install malware or steal sensitive information.

How to prevent phishing:

1. Check their email address.
   
   Make sure the sender has an email address such as ‘person@who.int’
   If there is anything other than ‘who.int’ after the ‘@’ symbol, this sender
2. is not from WHO. 
3. 
   For example, WHO does not send email from addresses ending in ‘@who.com’ , ‘@who.org’ or ‘@who-safety.org’.
   
4. Check the link before you click.  
   
   Make sure the link starts with ‘https://www.who.int’.  Better still, navigate to the 
5. WHO website directly, by typing ‘https://www.who.int’ into your browser.
   
6. Be careful when providing personal information. 
   
   Always consider why someone wants your information and if it is appropriate. 
7. There is no reason someone would need your username & password to access 
8. public information.
9. Do not rush or feel under pressure. 
10. 
    Cybercriminals use emergencies such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) 
11. pandemic to get people to make decisions quickly. Always take time to think 
12. about a request for your personal information, and whether the request is 
13. appropriate.
    
14. If you gave sensitive information, don’t panic.  
    
    If you believe you have given data such as your username or passwords to cybercriminals, immediately change your credentials on each site where you 
15. have used them.
    
16. If you see a scam, report it.  
    
    If you see a scam, tell us about it.  

• Report a scam 

Be Aware Possible Scammers Door Knocking On Behalf Of Blacktown City Council - 'whyilovemountdruitt' Face Book Page

This could happen in your area:

Kerri Bradbury shared a post.

Admin · 14 hrs

Blacktown Council has been made aware of person/s knocking on the doors of residents in Glenwood stating that they were from Council and offering to attend shopping centres to purchase groceries for an upfront fee.

Council does not offer this service. Should this occur, please contact Riverstone Police on 9838 2199.

Quakers Hill Police Area Command

18 hrs

to attend the shopping centres and purchase groceries for an upfront fee. This is a SCAM, Blacktown City Council does not offer this service. Contact Riverstone Police on 9838 2199 if this occurs.


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