Scam victim raises alarm on fake calls

A Colac man has won $100,000 from a $4 scratchie ticket.

A Colac woman who was the target of a tax scam says threatening to call the police frightened off her scammer.

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One Response to “Scam victim raises alarm on fake calls”

  1. It’s really quite simple. The ATO is not going to ring anyone offering a tax rebate – and the call we received asked for the former possessor of our phone number, then was quite happy to speak to me until i asked for his details so i could verify them with a friend who actually works for the ATO.
    It’s a dead giveaway when they can’t pronounce Canberra lol.

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