Families please be aware that a new email scam doing the rounds is targeted at Australians who have online myGov accounts.
Scammers have set up a clone of the myGov website to trick you into sharing your login and bank account details.
The scam starts with a phishing email that looks like it is from Medicare, asking you to update your Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) details, so you can start receiving payments for Medicare benefits and claims. If you click on the link in the email you are taken to a replica of the real myGov website.
If you look closely at the URL of the website, you'll see it includes ‘.net’ instead of ‘.gov.au’, which is an indication the website is not a legitimate Australian Government domain. (Refer to the image above this article.)
If you input your login details you are directed to also enter your secret security question and answer, before you're taken to the fake Medicare website to input your bank account details.
These emails and web pages feature myGov and Medicare design and branding, making them appear legitimate.
Clicking on the link and sharing personal details gives these scammers access to your personal information, which they then use to steal your money and identity!
You can read more about this scam on the government's Stay Smart Online website here - please share this information with your family and friends!
If you know someone who has been scammed, there are steps they can take immediately to limit the damage and protect themselves further from loss.
Visit the Scamwatch website here for more information.