Flood victims in Western Australia’s Kimberley region are being targeted by scammers as authorities attempt to fill empty supermarket shelves. 7NEWS
The scam uses an image of a Serbian politician and contains a link to a phoney Facebook page promising victims $20,000 but whichEventually, the scammers tell their prospective targets that fees must be paid up front to receive the funds.WA Commerce Minister Sue Ellery says the messages appear to come from a friend who is encouraging the target to contact an agent because they and others have already received the payment.
Ms Ellery said there had also been reports of social media commentary about relief funding from the “Australian Flooding Agency”, when no such agency exists.In one instance, an Instagram account posing as a legitimate registered charity in Fitzroy Crossing was asking donors to buy Amazon e-gift cards.
“There’s always a bottleneck somewhere and that’s the fact that the road is out, and we’re having to rely on barges and an air bridge coming across from Broome and other areas.” In the meantime, a barge system will be implemented to allow traffic through while a low-level floodway crossing is built over the next four months.
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