"Ignore, delete and report": Cruel Medicare scam on the rise
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch has warned Aussies against a suspicious Medicare email going around claiming that their services have been suspended.
The email states that Medicare services have been suspended because of incomplete customer medical records and contains a link for them to update their medical records to access the service.
“Fake emails impersonating Medicare are doing the rounds claiming Medicare services have been suspended," a spokesperson for the consumer watchdog wrote in a tweet.
“Ignore the email and the instruction to reactivate your Medicare services — it’s a scam.”
"Ignore, delete, and report to Scamwatch."
#scamalert: Fake emails impersonating Medicare are doing the rounds claiming Medicare services have been suspended.
Ignore the email and the instruction to reactivate your Medicare services - it's a scam.
Ignore, delete, and report to Scamwatch https://t.co/qPicjZTOSW pic.twitter.com/8UhY7JnlFk
— NASC Scamwatch (@Scamwatch_gov) August 11, 2023
Services Australia also advised customers to beware of emails and texts that sound urgent, make promises of financial benefit, and threaten with fines, debts or jail.
“If you’ve clicked on a suspicious link or given your personal information to a scammer, call our Scams and Identity Theft Helpdesk,” the website states.
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