I read with interest in InsuranceNEWS.com.au that the government is cracking down on dodgy claims operators, with the article singling out credit hire and accident management companies. I have posted about their practices in the past for years now and have helped quite a few people who have been targeted by such firms including one of our staff here at LMI Group. Hopefully this is […]
A Facebook Scam
I recently received both a text and email purportedly from Facebook saying that one of my posts on LMI’s Facebook page had been restricted. Here is the email version of the warning. The whole thing is a scam. The scammers have set up their own Facebook Page “High Security Business” and then they simply post a comment on one of your posts. This triggers the […]
An old text scam has reappeared and a new email one
I received the text below as I was up a ladder on the weekend changing out a failed LED light. I started to reply before I realised that I needed to check the senders number, and of course it was not from either of my children. Then this morning, I received an email from our cyber security team at LMI IT to warn me of […]
Increased Cyber Risk while working from home
I have been inundated with warnings from all around the world, regarding cyber attacks on people working from home. This includes but is not limited to fake COVID-19 apps, which give the cyber criminal access to the data on the victim’s mobile devices or computer. The criminals are mongrels at the best of times, and to be attacking vulnerable people is the lowest of the […]
Australian Government ‘Stay Safe Online’ Alert Service
I wanted to share with readers a free service that is offered by the Australian Government and the Australian Cyber Security Centre which I think is fantastic to assist internet users. This is a free service for Australian internet users, to explain recent online threats and how they can be managed. Stay Smart Online Alerts provide easy to understand online safety and security information and […]
Bali ATM scam!
Yet another scam has developed in Bali where when you use an ATM machine at a mini-mart, the machine immediately swallows your card. When you go in and report it to the mini-mart operator, they advise you to enter your pin number and the card will be returned. You can imagine what happens, as soon as you enter your pin, all the money in the […]