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Thread ID: 150788 2022-07-15 07:27:00 Frustrating kenj (9738) PC World Chat
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1487385 2022-07-16 01:31:00 they get cunning.
like the IRD scams that they send only at the right time of year when your expecting it.
they can use public data bases to check when car rego is due etc.

of course simple way to avoid it is to not use the email link but ignore it and go to the govt/banks/etc own website first.

First line made me think your post was about SWMBO's

Ken (doll) :)
kenj (9738)
1487386 2022-07-16 01:41:00 First line made me think your post was about SWMBO's

Ken (doll) :)

lol, that just goes without saying ;)
tweak'e (69)
1487387 2022-07-16 09:53:00 But to list your cars Rego, plus having your email address, doesn't that point towards a hack of a govt database? Or maybe a hack of your own systems?

Or did the email fail to mention the make/model/rego?
Paul.Cov (425)
1487388 2022-07-18 08:00:00 I get these rego scam emails all the time.

Aside from the fact that it's not due anyway, the most obvious giveaway is that the URL they want you to pay at is always some utter hodge-podge of random domains and sub-domains with ltsa, nzta etc etc stuck in the middle somewhere.

Clearly NOT the official website at all!
Agent_24 (57)
1487389 2022-07-18 09:14:00 You know that, I know that. Try telling my SWMBO that! :(

Ken
kenj (9738)
1487390 2022-07-18 21:37:00 But to list your cars Rego, plus having your email address, doesn't that point towards a hack of a govt database? Or maybe a hack of your own systems?
?

They don't have the rego. Even if they did, it's still obvious...
piroska (17583)
1487391 2022-07-18 23:32:00 You know that, I know that. Try telling my SWMBO that! :(

Ken

How about:

If it doesn't come in the physical mail and it doesn't have your name and rego details in it, then it's a scam?
Agent_24 (57)
1487392 2022-07-19 01:52:00 She knows that, I have told her what to look for, all the usual things, but when I showed her the email she thought it was OK. It's not as if she is stupid, quite a good grasp of things in general!

That's what I call frustrating!

Ken ;)
kenj (9738)
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