Latest Australia Post scam

[NP99]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-19/accc-warning-parcel-scams-australia-post/5165558

Being Xmas time, the scammers are running hot. Most of us are getting parcels in the mail and need to be aware of this scam.

"They tell you that they've been unsuccessful in trying to deliver a parcel to you - it could be because you weren't home or the parcel was too big - there's a whole range of reasons they give.

"Then they say that if you pay them a small fee, usually somewhere between $10 and $30 then they deliver the parcel to you, and then they'll ask you for your credit or bank account details or sometimes they'll ask you to send the money via money order or international wire transfer, which should send all your alarm bells ringing.

[04OFF]

You pretty much have to treat "everything" as a scam these days, then find ways to prove its not a scam before you go ahead !

[SonOf]

I think the worst part if that our contact details these days are so easy to obtain. No such thing as low profile unless you become a hermit.

I could afford to become a hermit - my phone just won 750,000 pounds in a random lottery, so the text says must be legit!

[growler2058]

You got ripped i won over a million pounds

[threedogs]

Way too many ppl ready to scam/rip you off IMO.
easy money that's what everyone wants.
working for a wage come on its so old hat.
catch these low lifes and nail their left one to
a wall and tell to have a good long look at it.
Just scum that's all they are scum