Apart from Australia being under cyber attack in Operation Dim Sim , scammers galore are out in force , attacking households , without the media and politicians picking up an obvious red hot story . Bloody Nicole , claiming to be from NBN , warning that you are about to have your landline vitals cut off within 24 hours unless you contact the technician can often ring multiple times daily. An irate person we tried to contact in the Townsville area did not respond to a message left on his answering machine . When we finally made direct contact he said so many calls come from #!o.!* Nicole that he does not look at the answering machine.
A woman said her elderly mother in Melbourne was stressed out by calls from Nicole . Calls to Telstra did not solve the problem , Telstra seemed impotent . This blogger has received recent irksome calls from Nicole. There are reports of other scams in which computers suddenly go blank followed by a warning that unless you press a certain number you are lost in cyberspace .Then you are warned by another scammer that your computer has been hacked and could be used in cyberspace crime .
A friend received a call offering her a great investment opportunity in a new oil well being spudded in . On and on it goes .
A friend received a call offering her a great investment opportunity in a new oil well being spudded in . On and on it goes .
An intriguing call was received on Magnetic Island from a woman sounding suspiciously like Nicole who said that no doubt you would like to make a donation to the plain clothes police angels who help women experiencing domestic violence.When this caller was questioned she hung up. A busy computer user in North Queensland said he is driven mad with hundreds of unwanted messages, unable to get satisfaction from Optus . Going to the ombudsman . A weird call purporting to be from Amazon came though this morning.
Here is a tip for the media . There are so many scammers in action, start a SCAM REPORT -like the weather report -daily or weekly , and invite people to raise the alert about the latest batch in action,Bloody Nicole sure to be one . Tip for NBN : Explain why you have not been able to terminate Nicole as she uses your name to rip off poor buggers ...have you tried to track her down,if not, why not,etc.,etc. Tip for politicians : Try to stop these infuriating, regular home invasions by asking questions of NBN, Telstra , national security experts, your local sleepy media outlets who are increasing losing contact and meaning with the real world, their readers, listeners. Where are the so called news editors ?
Here is a tip for the media . There are so many scammers in action, start a SCAM REPORT -like the weather report -daily or weekly , and invite people to raise the alert about the latest batch in action,Bloody Nicole sure to be one . Tip for NBN : Explain why you have not been able to terminate Nicole as she uses your name to rip off poor buggers ...have you tried to track her down,if not, why not,etc.,etc. Tip for politicians : Try to stop these infuriating, regular home invasions by asking questions of NBN, Telstra , national security experts, your local sleepy media outlets who are increasing losing contact and meaning with the real world, their readers, listeners. Where are the so called news editors ?
