A big thanks goes out to Win Big Member Pam who sent through 3 phishing emails.  If you have received any of the following messages in your email DO NOT reply to them as they are scams.
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CONGRATULATION
You Email Have Won £500,000.00GBP in the recent new year promotion that
was organized by […]

We have received an email from a Win Big member alerting us to another Scam Email, you you have received this email please be sure to delete it as soon as possible
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From: “SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY” <atnp@orange.fr>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 3:15 PM
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!
> Shell Petroleum Development Company Hong Kong
> […]

Big Day Out has become aware of an internet phishing scam whereby individuals have received an email claiming to be on behalf of Ticketmaster and Facebook, stating that the recipient has won VIP passes to the Big Day Out.
The email then requests that the recipient provide personal identification information including passport, birth certificate, drivers licence, […]

We found an interesting article on SMH this morning that says Australians are still falling victim to online scams, in particular the Nigerian scammers, with an estimated $36 million lost each year.
Nigerian scams, also known as 419 frauds, are typically conducted via email and centre on the target being persuaded to advance significant sums of […]