{"id":53661,"date":"2013-12-20T11:05:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T01:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=53661"},"modified":"2020-09-06T13:33:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T03:33:12","slug":"police-warn-of-telstra-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/12\/20\/police-warn-of-telstra-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Warn of ‘Telstra’ Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 20, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police are warning members of the public to be vigilant following reports of a scam which has claimed several victims in Queensland.<\/p>\n

The scam operates in a similar way to the \u201cMicrosoft scam\u201d where victims are called by a representative claiming to be from Microsoft who then asks for access to their computer or payment of a fee to have it repaired.<\/p>\n

Detective Superintendent Brian Hay of the Fraud and Cyber Crime Group said in the latest scam, victims are called by a technical repair company claiming to be operating on behalf of Telstra. Again the caller requests access to the victim\u2019s computer remotely to \u201crepair\u201d the fault.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe caller then overcharges the victim subsequently offering to refund the money. They ask them to establish an online money transfer account which needs to be linked to a credit or debit card.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of refunding the money, they take money from the account. Telstra has received several complaints of this occurring in recent weeks,\u201d Det Supt Hay said.<\/p>\n

Police say Telstra will never contact people asking them to verify their personal details. If people feel they have been compromised, they should contact their bank and credit card provider immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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