From text messages to fraudulent ads, how scammers are draining bank accounts

 In the 25 years Helen Cahill has kept the books for her small business near Melbourne Airport, she's never had any trouble doing online banking.

So on a particularly busy afternoon on May 26, when she sat down at her desk, she thought it was strange it was taking so long to log in. 

She'd googled "Bendigo Bank" and clicked on the first link that came up, which was a Google ad for the bank.

She then keyed in her login details, including a two-factor authentication pin. 

What Ms Cahill soon discovered was that she had clicked on a malicious advertisement instead of the Bendigo Bank website, and that a scammer had gained access to her account.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-21/scammers-using-text-messages-calls-emails-fake-ads-to-get-money/101167848



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