The latest one I'm getting, every few days now, is supposed to be a Recording from Quantas, telling me I have a $900.00 refund on my next Flight. Asks me to press 1. Needless to say, I don't.
Cheers,
Sheba.
The Doo crew said
06:35 PM Jul 28, 2014
Got that one today on the home phone, slow to catch on adult son pressed 1.
Anyone know what there accessing ????
Glenelg said
07:13 PM Jul 28, 2014
thanks Sheba will remember that
kiwijims said
09:30 PM Jul 28, 2014
I would be taking a very close look at your next phone bill if I was you,
and it may be an idea to report the incident to telstra as soon as possible as well,
just in case they have hacked into your service.
K.J.
GerryP said
09:36 PM Jul 28, 2014
Got a text the other day, supposedly from Woolies saying I'd won a $1000 gift voucher... yeah right!
Quick look at Google and Woolies already have a scam alert up.
This was another one that wants you to click on a link.
Baz421 said
09:53 PM Jul 28, 2014
The Doo crew wrote:
Got that one today on the home phone, slow to catch on adult son pressed 1. Anyone know what there accessing ????
Here's the info> from scamwatch website
How this scam works
You receive a phone call out of the blue to your mobile, home or work phone and, when you answer, it goes straight to an automated message claiming to be from Qantas.
If you have recently flown or booked with Qantas, the recorded message may sound like its the real deal as the caller thanks you for choosing Qantas and claims that you have been chosen to receive $999 in a travel prize, credit points or even frequent flyer points towards your next trip.
The automated message will direct you to press 1 to find out more information.
If you dial 1, you will be put directly through to someone claiming to be a representative of Qantas. The caller may congratulate you on your win before stating that you must answer a series of questions in order to qualify for the prize. The caller will typically ask whether you are aged over 30, have a valid credit card, and then finally ask for your credit card details in order to process the prize.
If you hand over your credit card details, you will find that money has been taken rather than deposited from your bank account.
-- Edited by Baz421 on Monday 28th of July 2014 09:54:09 PM
Murraman said
11:40 PM Jul 28, 2014
Also the number you get diverted to when you press 1 is a 1900 to india at about $30 minute so check with your phone provider and you will get it reversed, We just had Fair Trading giving us a lecture at the Mens Shed today about this.
_wombat_ said
08:07 AM Jul 29, 2014
Baz421 wrote:
The Doo crew wrote:
Got that one today on the home phone, slow to catch on adult son pressed 1. Anyone know what there accessing ????
Here's the info> from scamwatch website
How this scam works
You receive a phone call out of the blue to your mobile, home or work phone and, when you answer, it goes straight to an automated message claiming to be from Qantas.
If you have recently flown or booked with Qantas, the recorded message may sound like its the real deal as the caller thanks you for choosing Qantas and claims that you have been chosen to receive $999 in a travel prize, credit points or even frequent flyer points towards your next trip.
The automated message will direct you to press 1 to find out more information.
If you dial 1, you will be put directly through to someone claiming to be a representative of Qantas. The caller may congratulate you on your win before stating that you must answer a series of questions in order to qualify for the prize. The caller will typically ask whether you are aged over 30, have a valid credit card, and then finally ask for your credit card details in order to process the prize.
If you hand over your credit card details, you will find that money has been taken rather than deposited from your bank account.
-- Edited by Baz421 on Monday 28th of July 2014 09:54:09 PM
Baz, if you provide your CC info, surely they would need your pin number to withdraw funds, wouldn't they ? and who would be silly enough to provide their pin no? ya I suppose Dougwe would.
Roving-Dutchy said
11:00 AM Jul 29, 2014
A pin is not required, if you give your credit card details over the phone to debit your card, they of course claim they are going to credit your card with the prize money.
I will never give my credit card details over the phone unless I am the one initiating the call, always remember this, even if it is a supposed charity that has called you asking for a donation.
Cheers
David
Pejay said
11:42 AM Jul 29, 2014
It was suggested to us to purchase a Load & Go Visa card from Australia Post ($6.95) for using when making internet or over the phone purchases and a card is required. It's great - it is not connected to any bank accounts that you have, you have to have the money in the account to make the purchases, and it has a 'ceiling of $1,000.
They have a 'life span' of 3 yrs, when you need to purchase another card, however, you have to be careful that you leave nothing in it when it expires, as you can't transfer it to your new card.
Roving-Dutchy said
12:25 PM Jul 29, 2014
The load and go visa card seems a good idea until you google and read the reviews about this card.
Cheers
David
The latest one I'm getting, every few days now, is supposed to be a Recording from Quantas, telling me I have a $900.00 refund on my next Flight. Asks me to press 1. Needless to say, I don't.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Anyone know what there accessing ????
I would be taking a very close look at your next phone bill if I was you,
and it may be an idea to report the incident to telstra as soon as possible as well,
just in case they have hacked into your service.
K.J.
Got a text the other day, supposedly from Woolies saying I'd won a $1000 gift voucher... yeah right!
Quick look at Google and Woolies already have a scam alert up.
This was another one that wants you to click on a link.
Here's the info> from scamwatch website
How this scam works
-- Edited by Baz421 on Monday 28th of July 2014 09:54:09 PM
Baz, if you provide your CC info, surely they would need your pin number to withdraw funds, wouldn't they ? and who would be silly enough to provide their pin no? ya I suppose Dougwe would.
I will never give my credit card details over the phone unless I am the one initiating the call, always remember this, even if it is a supposed charity that has called you asking for a donation.
Cheers
David
They have a 'life span' of 3 yrs, when you need to purchase another card, however, you have to be careful that you leave nothing in it when it expires, as you can't transfer it to your new card.
Cheers
David