Beware of fake tax debt scam
Scammers impersonating tax agents The ATO has received increasing reports of a new take on the ‘fake tax debt’ scam, whereby scammers are now impersonating registered tax agents to lend legitimacy to their phone call. The fraudsters do this by coercing the victim into revealing their agent’s name and then initiating a three-way phone conversation […]
‘Fake tax debt’ scam warning
Scam Warning – Scammers may be impersonating Tax Agents In a recent twist in the ‘fake tax debt’ scam, we have received increasing reports of a new scam method where scammers impersonate registered agents to lend legitimacy to their phone call. The fraudsters do this by: coercing the victim into revealing their tax agent’s name, […]
Suburban scammers
Suburban scammers pushing illegal early access to super The ATO has become aware of people in some suburban areas of major cities attempting to encourage others to illegally access their super early. Generally for a fee, scammers offer to help them to purchase a car, to pay debts, to take a holiday, or to provide money […]
