Latest facebook posts Please be careful when receiving emails from unknown sources.🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨 With tax time in full swing, beware of myGov-themed SMS and email scams! These messages will often ask you to click on a link to verify your details, and may seem to be legitimate because they show in your ATO or myGov SMS message thread.
⚠️ Don’t click any links, and don’t provide the information requested. A genuine ATO or myGov message will never ask you to access online services via a hyperlink. Warn your family and friends to stay alert and visit our scam alerts page to learn more: www.ato.gov.au/General/Online-services/Identity-security/Scam-alerts/
3 months ago
Australian Taxation Office🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨 Be on the lookout for a new phone scam claiming your tax file number (TFN) has been suspended!
Recorded phone calls claiming to be from the ATO and other government agencies are trying to trick people into providing personal information. These scammers will tell you there’s a legal case against you, and if you don’t follow instructions and provide the information requested, you’ll be arrested.
⚠️ Don’t follow the prompts, and don’t provide the information requested. We will never send unsolicited pre-recorded messages to your phone, or threaten you with immediate arrest. If you’re ever unsure whether an ATO interaction is genuine, hang up and phone our scam hotline on 1800 008 540. Warn your family and friends to stay alert and visit our scam alerts page to learn more: www.ato.gov.au/General/Online-services/Identity-security/Scam-alerts/
3 months ago
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Please be careful when receiving emails from unknown sources.🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨 With tax time in full swing, beware of myGov-themed SMS and email scams! These messages will often ask you to click on a link to verify your details, and may seem to be legitimate because they show in your ATO or myGov SMS message thread. ⚠️ Don’t click any links, and don’t provide the information requested. A genuine ATO or myGov message will never ask you to access online services via a hyperlink. Warn your family and friends to stay alert and visit our scam alerts page to learn more: www.ato.gov.au/General/Online-services/Identity-security/Scam-alerts/
3 months ago
Australian Taxation Office🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨 Be on the lookout for a new phone scam claiming your tax file number (TFN) has been suspended! Recorded phone calls claiming to be from the ATO and other government agencies are trying to trick people into providing personal information. These scammers will tell you there’s a legal case against you, and if you don’t follow instructions and provide the information requested, you’ll be arrested. ⚠️ Don’t follow the prompts, and don’t provide the information requested. We will never send unsolicited pre-recorded messages to your phone, or threaten you with immediate arrest. If you’re ever unsure whether an ATO interaction is genuine, hang up and phone our scam hotline on 1800 008 540. Warn your family and friends to stay alert and visit our scam alerts page to learn more: www.ato.gov.au/General/Online-services/Identity-security/Scam-alerts/
3 months ago