With so many scams out there, especially now as we face the end of the financial year and the pinned “How to spot a tax scam” post being nearly a year old, I’m going to pin this thread as a place to share advice regarding scams or any new scams you might have noticed.
This isn’t to say not to post scam related stuff in the main community but to create a place to keep track of scam related stuff which might get washed away over time.
Something which is increasingly common now are the Australia Post scams - remember: Australia Post don’t know your phone number so they can’t tell you if something is wrong. They’ve also done a recent advertising campaign stating that they now only send notifications through their official app so you can trust that it is from them.
The exception is courier companies, they do sometimes know your phone number and send valid SMS notifications. And its damn hard to tell the difference between legit and scam notifications.
Also auspost do send SMS if you send a parcel or give then your number for tracking.