New Year, New Scam
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning taxpayers to be alert for scammers impersonating the ATO, as they change tactics in 2019. Assistant Commissioner Karen Foat said scammers have been developing new ways to get taxpayers’ money and personal information over the summer break. “We are seeing the emergence of a new tactic, where scammers are using an ATO number to send fraudulent SMS messages to taxpayers asking them to click on a link and hand over their personal de