Urgent warning: Police impersonated in highly sophisticated phone scam
Queensland police have issued an “urgent warning” after a QPS number was used in a government or Australian Taxation Office (ATO) phone scam.
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Queensland police have issued an “urgent warning” after a QPS number was used in a government or Australian Taxation Office (ATO) phone scam.
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Rang for a few seconds and hung up. I keep getting similar calls from UK numbers every few weeks and can only imagine it's a scam reliant on you calling them back.
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