by bruce_almighty
Wed May 03, 2017 12:38 am
I received a Driving Infringement notice by email the other day and i was a bit puzzeled by it. It is a fraud email for a numerous reasons. 1st the senders email is a Gmail which Government doesn't use and there no original correspondence attached.Like, which Governent Department it came from. 2nd. It said that you can look at this infringement at "ONLINE.FINES.GOV.AU". That's a Australian Federal web page but the Federal Government does not have an Department called fines. eg "Australian Competition and Consumer Commission." web page is http://www.accc.gov.au. Also the Scammer failed to put a link on the email so you can pay it. i've had several of these over the past few months
You have been issued with a driver’s violation:
Reason: negligent driving
Case No: 8844678244 0556126801
Date of detection: 17/4/2017
Amount due: 675.00 AUD
This fee will be forwarded by mail to your address. However you can check it now, please click here http://online.fines.gov.au/fines/notice_76871 <Xxx>
The fine shall be paid within the statutory period of up to 17.5.2017. This is an automated message, please do not reply.
You have been issued with a driver’s violation:
Reason: negligent driving
Case No: 8844678244 0556126801
Date of detection: 17/4/2017
Amount due: 675.00 AUD
This fee will be forwarded by mail to your address. However you can check it now, please click here http://online.fines.gov.au/fines/notice_76871 <Xxx>
The fine shall be paid within the statutory period of up to 17.5.2017. This is an automated message, please do not reply.
Last edited by AlanJones on Wed May 03, 2017 1:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Removed link to a .zip file
