Commonwealth Bank Credit Card Statement Email Scam This Commonwealth Bank credit card statement email scam is extremely dangerous. The email is phishing for your bank information. Keep reading to find out how you can avoid getting caught by a phishing email. Figure A shows the emailed caught by our spam filters. The subject line reads…
Win Your Kmart Voucher Now Scam This week starts off with yet another gift card scam attempt, this time targeting Kmart. Do not click any links in this email and delete it immediately or your computer may be infected with malware. In Figure A you will see a copy of the email in question. The…
Get a Cleaning Robot for Your Opinion This particular scam email is offering a free cleaning robot (Roomba) for your opinion, but you need to visit the website to become a ‘volunteer’. The subject line reads “Get a Cleaning Robot for your opinion”. Do not trust this email, it is a hoax attempting to infect…
Week in Review 31 July 2015 There is no shortage of malicious emails in this weeks, week in review. Spam filters have noticed an outbreak in gift card scams attempting to infect your computer with malware. All of these emails targeted popular Australian companies. Be wary of any gift card emails in the coming weeks.…
Virgin Australia Flight Gift Card Scam Among the outbreak of gift card scams this week targeting leading Australian companies was an email scam targeted at Virgin Australia offering a flight gift card. If you receive this email do not open it and delete it from your inbox. In Figure A you will see a copy…
Hungry Jacks Gift Card Scam Yet another gift card scam has been caught by our filters, this time targeting Australian fast-food restaurant Hungry Jack’s. It claims you have been selected to receive 4x$250 gift cards to spend in store. What a great offer! – if only it were true. Do not click any links in…
Woolworths Gift Card Scam Another gift card scam has been detected by our filters, this time targeting Australian supermarket franchise Woolworths. The email pushes for you to visit the website to get the gift voucher, however be warned your computer will be infected by malware. If you receive this email delete it from your inbox.…
Coles Gift Voucher Competition Scam Coles, another Australian supermarket chain, has also been a target of gift voucher scams this week. The only difference in this email is they have positioned it as a competition. The competition and gift voucher are not real – it is an attempt to infect your computer with malware. Delete…
Bunnings Gift Card Scam Another Australian business, Bunnings Warehouse, has been targeted in the recent outbreak of gift card scams. Bunnings (for short) is a leading retailer in Australia and New Zealand for home improvement and outdoor living products. Keep reading to learn more about this gift card scam. In Figure A you will notice…
IKEA Gift Card Scam An IKEA gift card scam has been blocked by our filters. The subject line reads “Get your $500 Ikea Giftcard” and prompts you to click through to the website to claim it. There are multiple malicious links and clear signs it is a fake. If you receive this email delete it…
