Woolworths Christmas Gift Card Scam A Woolworths Christmas gift card scam attempt has been caught by MailShark spam filters using the holiday season as a tactic to infect your computer with malware. Woolworths (locally known as Woolies) is an Australian supermarket chain that is one of the most popular in the country. Keep reading to…
Aldi $350 Gift Voucher Scam Yet another gift voucher style scam attempt has been caught by MailShark spam filters in the form of an Aldi $350 Gift Voucher Scam. It is very similar to most scams we catch in this genre. Aldi is a leading global discount supermarket in over 18 countries – we believe…
Win a $500 Dan Murphy’s Gift Card Scam For this first time seen by MailShark email spam filters Dan Murphy’s has been targeted with this win a $500 gift card scam attempt. Dan Murphy’s is an Australian liquor supermarket chain with more than 200 chains across the country. Keep reading to find out more about…
Week in Review 18 December 2015 Another week has gone by filled with malicious scam email attempts caught by MailShark spam filters – here we round them up in our Week in Review for week ending Friday the 18th of December 2015. Keep in mind that all of these emails are reported on because they…
Woolworths Scratch and Win Groceries Scam A new take on the all too common gift voucher scam has attempted to reach inboxes as a Woolworths scratch & win groceries scam attempt. Woolworths is a popular Australian supermarket chain locally known as “Woolies”. We advise deleting this email from your inbox if received. Figure A is…
Westpac Password Reset Phishing Scam An unseen before Westpac password reset phishing scam email attempt has been caught by MailShark filters attempting to collect your log in information. The bank being targeted is Westpac, an Australian bank and financial services provider with over 12.2 million customers. We strongly advise reading the rest of this article…
Compete For $750 Caltex Voucher Scam This email asks you to compete for a $740 Caltex voucher and looks to also scam your money. Be very careful with this one as it also risks a malware infection if clicked. Caltex is a petrol brand name used worldwide – we believe this particular email scam attempt…
Free Tarot Reading Scam A free tarot reading scam has been caught by MailShark spam filters offering ‘free’ psychic services. This email is different to most we report on as instead of infecting your computer with malware, it looks to be scamming your money for their services. It is branded to look as though it…
Week in Review 11 December 2015 It that time again – time for our week in review! This article summarises our week of malicious email scam attempts and provides a link to read the full articles. Each of these emails is extremely dangerous and we strongly advise deleting them from your inbox if received. Oral-B…
Win A Brand New iPhone 6S Scam An email claiming you can win a brand new iPhone 6S worth $1079 has attempted to reach inbox’s but been caught by MailShark spam filters. This scam preys on your weakness for freebies and will lead to a malicious infection on your computer. It does not appear to…