{"id":10378,"date":"2018-07-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/a-fake-medicare-email-is-doing-the-rounds\/"},"modified":"2018-07-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T00:00:00","slug":"a-fake-medicare-email-is-doing-the-rounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/a-fake-medicare-email-is-doing-the-rounds\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fake Medicare Email Is Doing The Rounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Australian Government is warning people about a fake myGov website designed to trick you into sharing bank account details.<\/h3>\n<p>Victims of the scam receive an email that looks like it is from Medicare, asking you to update your Electronic Funds Transfer details, so you can start receiving payments from Medicare.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"484\" width=\"408\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/scam1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to staysmaronline.gov.au:<\/p>\n<blockquote><h3>\u201cIf you click on the link in the email you are taken a replica of the real myGov website. You\u2019ll note the URL includes \u2018.net\u2019 instead of \u2018.gov.au\u2019, which is&nbsp;an indication the website is not a legitimate Australian Government domain!\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1008\" width=\"780\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/scam2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><h3>\u201cIf you input your login details you are directed to also enter your secret security question and answer, before you\u2019re taken to the fake Medicare website to input your bank account details.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"466\" width=\"780\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/scam3.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some simple steps you can take to avoid an email scam:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8211; Do not click on links in emails or text messages claiming to be from myGov or Medicare. myGov will never send you a text, email or attachment with hyperlinks or web addresses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Don\u2019t open messages if you don\u2019t know the sender, or if you\u2019re not expecting them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Be suspicious of messages that aren\u2019t addressed directly to you, or don\u2019t use your correct name.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Login to your official myGov account by typing the web address into your browser, to check your inbox for any legitimate emails from Medicare.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; You can also contact the organisation separately to check if they have sent the message.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>MORE HERE:<\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fstaysmartonline%2Fposts%2F1403384226430460&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"396\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Government is warning people about a fake myGov website designed to trick you into sharing bank account details. 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