"Your mobile number has been selected for the $3million dollar Christmas Powerball. Please email *** with your name, address, and details to ****@powerball.com" Cybercrime costs the Australian Public and Government over $400 million annually according to the ABS. Furthermore, less than 30% of incidents are ever reported. Reporting malicious texts, phone calls or email is quick and easy. Helping authorities to protect Australians. If you receive a suspicious SMS, record the details of the text, take a screenshot and google it. See if anyone else has experienced anything similar. Next, visit https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam/ and complete an online form to report the incident. It takes only 5 minutes. Here is an example of an SMS I received this morning. If you want to learn more about how to stay safe while online, check out my blog for Cybersecurity tips. https://ericpaulgoldie.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/cyber-security-checklist-maintain-your.html #crime #fraud #cybersecurity #cybercrime #technology #tech #reporting #australia #privacy #security #online #internet #geek #warning #alert #viligance #smartphone #computer #safe #auspol #government (at Australia)
