The past four moths have been very tough for countrymen as well as for the government. As more and more people are being targetted by scammers and spammers all over the world the Australian Government has put on an alert on its official scam watch radar about Automated Scam Calls for bogus holiday trips.
As for US Goverment a scam alert for Diversity Visa Program Scammers Sending Fraudulent Emails and Letters has been issued in public intrest.
Another alert issued by the FTC is for Government Grant Scams. In this the user encounters an email like :
Because you pay your income taxes on time, you have been awarded a free $12,500 government grant! To get your grant, simply give us your checking account information, and we will direct-deposit the grant into your bank account!
or an advertisement like :
an ad that claims you will qualify to receive a “free grant” to pay for education costs, home repairs, home business expenses, or unpaid bills.
The UK Goverment published a post on 7 February 2014 regarding rebate phishing scams in which users arec ontacted by phishing e-mails for rebate in tax.
Beware of scams and spams, before they steal your Identity, Money and all you have.
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