{"id":124338,"date":"2015-10-19T12:27:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T02:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=124338"},"modified":"2020-11-10T13:03:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T03:03:29","slug":"beware-of-phone-tax-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/10\/19\/beware-of-phone-tax-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware Of Phone Tax Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 19, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Anne Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Online recently received a scam phone call from person claiming to be from the Australian Taxation Office.<\/p>\n

We hung up straight away before the scammer could begin his spiel.<\/p>\n

However, if it had followed the usual course, we believe the caller would have suggested we had committed a tax offence, and that if an amount of money was not deposited into an account, a warrant would be issued and we would be arrested.<\/p>\n

Police have warned these type of scam phone calls have been targeting numerous people in Queensland, and some residents have been scared into handing over money to the caller.<\/p>\n

Recently, police intercepted a victim from the Crows Nest area who was in the process of depositing a five-figure sum of money into an account provided by the offenders.<\/p>\n

“The Australian Taxation Office will never contact you in this manner and request funds be deposited into an account. Communication will be either through your accountant or via written communication,” a police spokesman said.<\/p>\n

“If you do receive a phone call similar to the above scenario, can I ask that you refer it to the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce on 1300-795-995 or www.scamwatch.gov.au<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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