Stay informed and alert to avoid falling prey to Christmas scammers

By now we should all recognise the scam phone calls: "Hello, I'm from Google, there's something wrong with your internet connection and I can fix it over the phone if you just go to your computer and I'll tell you what to do..."

Or the recorded phone call: "I am from the tax office and a warrant has been issued for your arrest for tax evasion unless you call this number immediately..."

"I am from Telstra and we need your help to catch a hacker who is trying to get into your computer and phone. Go and buy iTunes cards and we can use the numbers to catch the hacker..."

"This is Centrelink and we made a mistake, you are entitled to an extra payment but you need to pay a release fee in iTunes gift cards to receive the money..."