A glamorous singer has warned other Australians to be alert to scams after she may have lost $23,000 by clicking a link in a text message.
Brisbane-based musician Rebecca Callander said a text message that appeared to be from Australia Post requested payment to re-deliver a package.
Initially, the artist did not think about the message, as she was waiting for a package to be delivered online.
The message included a seemingly harmless link purporting to lead to the Australia Post website.
“I clicked on the link and was directed to a website that looked completely legitimate,” Ms Callander said. yahoo.
‘The design, the logo, everything seemed in order.
“I entered my details to pay the $3.80 postage fee, thinking I had made a mistake with my zip code and my package would be resent.”
Pop musician Rebecca Callander issued a warning to Australians after almost losing all her savings
She said a harmless text message purporting to be from AusPost led her to a dodgy site.
The singer said she only realized something was wrong after she had confirmed the payment.
Tried clicking on a different tab on the website to find the contact information for Australia Post.
That’s when he noticed that the other tabs on the website weren’t working.
Ms. Callander quickly notified her bank of the risk, and the bank quickly blocked the transaction.
The singer feared that scammers had been able to access her $23,000 in savings in her account.
Callander said she was relieved she had not lost money to scammers, having built up savings over years DJing at weddings.
‘It’s infuriating to think that any company or platform I ever interacted with probably leaked or sold my personal information. ‘I felt like a fool,’ she said.
He knows he narrowly avoided the scam and feared others could fall victim to the sneak scam if they weren’t careful.
Australia Post is urging customers to remain alert for text and email scams, and asking them to forward suspicious messages to their dedicated email address to report scams.
‘DO NOT click on any unexpected/unusual links or open attachments. Please delete the message once you have sent it to us,” their website reads.
“If you have received a suspicious email, invoice or text message claiming to be from Australia Post, please send it to scams@auspost.com.au so we can investigate.”
The company said they will never call, text or email customers asking for personal or financial information, to request payment, or ask customers to click on social media messages to arrange messengers.
Australia Post warns Australians to never ask for financial details in message links
Ms Callander previously lost $4,800 of her savings in a Coachella scam when she was allegedly sold dodgy tickets to the music festival.
In April, he warned other consumers about the warning signs and dangers of online ticket listings and fought back against the alleged scammer, speaking out online and to the media.
She said the man allegedly defended independent artists and shared a personal story about racial discrimination in the music scene to convince her to buy his tickets.
She believed he was her friend.
“He told me a story… about how he had been discriminated against in the music industry because of the color of his skin,” he said. Seven news At the moment.
‘About how he was giving so much to independent artists, mentoring artists, and that appealed to me directly.
‘The idea that I’m going to Coachella with a house full of artists, backstage… are you kidding me? If you’re an aspiring star, it’s a dream come true.”