Australians have been warned to watch out for text messages from scammers claiming to be from ServicesGovAU. 7NEWS
Scamwatch warned it had seen a sharp increase in reported cases of scammers targeting those with myGov accounts.
Services Australia advised Australians should only ever log into their myGov account by searching my.gov.au into a trusted web browser, and should never click on links or web forms within an email or text message. “There are many variations with most requiring people to click a link and log on to a fake webpage to harvest credentials and personal identifying information,” a spokesperson said.
“Phishing scams were the most common scam reported to Scamwatch in 2022 with 74,573 phishing scam reports received,” the spokesperson added.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has a list of guidelines to help people protect themselves from text phishing scams. It recommends the following:
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