A former bookkeeper and her son have joined a growing cohort of Australians who have fallen prey to sophisticated tax time scams.
Cathyrn Stavert, who manages her son Christopher's accounts while he works overseas, received a text about her son's refund and initially thought it was a fake message.READ MORE:Cathyrn Stavert, who manages her son Christopher's accounts while he works overseas, received a text about her son's refund and initially thought it was a fake message.
The hackers then opened bank accounts with his information in order to receive his bogus $7000 refund. "The tax office says you've already claimed your return for the year and that's often the detection point for many Australians that are caught up in these types of scams."Lacey said often people have engaged with a criminal via a sophisticated scam text message or email that impersonates myGov or the tax office.
"Scammers prey upon brands that most of the population know and are engaging with, which is why this time of year we start seeing these scams relating to the tax office definitely escalate.'Remain vigilant': New scam text targeting Telstra customersThe Australian Tax Office has admitted it is struggling to keep up as scams become more sophisticated.
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