Scams & Fraud is a very serious crime that affects Australian’s on a daily basis. Scams cost you and the Australian Economy.
CPKN Computers support clients in Prevention, Assessment of an existing Enquiry and/or Repercussion Support.
Prevention
CPKN Computers will help ensure you are safe by checking you have sufficient Security Software as well as education on what to look for, what to expect and what to leave alone.
Download our PDF “How to Spot Scams and Malicious Acts”:
Download Truecaller to help with Spam/Scam Calls:
Truecaller: Spam Call Blocker – Apps on Google Play
Truecaller: Block spam calls on the App Store (apple.com)
Check a URL
(Powered by Norton WebSafe):
Copy Suspected URL, press the button below, paste the URL into the Search Bar and hit Enter.
If you are still suspicious after checking, please contact us for further help.
(Note: Links without the URL shown, right-click the Highlighted Text, and you should get a option to “Copy Address” or something along those lines. Paste that in the Search. Any issues, contact us)
Check a Short URL
(Powered by CheckShortURL.com):
Shortened URL’s are very useful for people like Websites and Businesses to be able to give the user a long link in a shorter way.
Sometimes a websites URL can be really big, and typing it in can be annoying, especially if you have trouble copying and pasting.
It also looks much more appealing not seeing this big line of info.
Unfortunately, Shortening can hide something within the URL, like directing you to a Malicious part of a website or hide a malicious site.
Fear no longer, get the Shortened link expanded, get details of the Link, and then use a URL Checker like Norton WebSafe.
Copy Suspected shortened URL – eg –
“http://bit.ly/2Yn5Vlo”, press the button below, paste the URL into the Search Bar and hit Enter.
If you are still suspicious after checking, please contact us for further help.
Check if your Email was a part of a Data Breach
(Powered by Have I Been Pwned):
Enter your email into their search Box.
The Results will show Green and that you haven’t been a part of a Data Breach, or it will tell you a List of Places that were breached that had your Email and will also tell you other data taken, like Location, Passwords etc for you to rectify where possible.
If you have been pwned and unsure what to do, please contact us for further help.
Have a Suspicion or have been Scammed?
We encourage people who have suspicions of a scam to pass along details to us.
Types of Scam Attempts:
- Emails
- Text Messages
- Phone Calls
If you have been scammed, turn off your computer, call us straight away. If money was involved, call your Bank FIRST!
You can view the latest from our Australian Government Branches of Cybercrime Prevention & Management:
And you can view our News by clicking HERE.
We also post Scam News from all sorts of sources, including our own reports.
Recent Report:
An Anonymous user reported a new number to the ATO Scam.
“They said I had failed to pay taxes and I have a warrant for my arrest. Unless I pay up.”
We currently have (2) number(s) that the scammers use to call you on:
- 02 6100 4420
- 02 8416 8087
If you have supplied your personal or financial information via this scam, immediately inform:
- Your financial services providers (particularly banks)
- Your Local IT Support Business (or Us in Canberra)
They will advise you of the next steps you should take.
If you get this scam, please use our Report Form or report to ScamWatch.
Created 27/05/19 | By: CPKN Computers | Information By: Anonymous
Remote Support URL’s
Ever get or being told to type in a web browser “support.me” and/or “www.logmein123.com”?
DO NOT CONTINUE!
Those URL’s are some of the ways you are sent to a proper Remote Program that the scammers legitimately use to remote access your computer to do there scams.
As legitimate as it looks, most support businesses will have their URL’s combined with their legitimate websites, rather than random and separate for this reason. logmein123 is a real site that is being constantly abused by hackers/scammers.
Another key thing to remember: don’t follow any calls to you about your computer having malware, and don’t call the number that may pop up on your computer one day, saying the same. If it says they are from a legitimate company like Microsoft, who are the detectors, don’t call the number on-screen, manually search on a secure computer for the legitimate Business support line.
If you are ever unsure, give us a call straight away!
Recent Scam News:
What the ZIP Google!?
What the ZIP Google!? Using a .zip Domain can be quite worrisome. It makes the Cyber Security Community nervous. Read more.
Australia Cyber Attacks on the Rise
Australia has had it rough in recent weeks with Australia Cyber Attacks on the rise. Australia has already seen 3 major companies attacked in the last few weeks. Read more.
