Australians that were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are targeted by scammers attempting to get their hands on victims’ superannuation funds starting mid-April. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says in a Scamwatch alert that the scammers are seeking to collect personal info from Australians in need of financial support, including information that will allow the crooks to fraudulently access the targets’ funds. There were over 80 reports of such scams since the government announced the early release of this financial help measures for pandemic affected Australians.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scammers-target-australians-financially-affected-by-pandemic/