It's Christmas time and scammers are out to try and take
advantage of you when you least expect it. The latest scam tries to
hide behind the Christmas mail rush by posing as postal services.
People have already complained of receiving emails from what appear
to be from a legitimate parcel delivery service such as Australia
Post or FedEx.
The scammers say they weren't able to deliver a parcel at
your home as you were out, and information on how to retrieve the
parcel is attached to the email.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission warns not to
open the attachment as it is what's called Ransomware,
a type of malware that restricts access to the computer system it
infects. You then get a demand to pay a ransom to have the
restriction removed. The ACCC warns that even if you do pay there
is no guarantee your computer will be unlocked.
