{"id":2693,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2693"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Phishing-Scam---'Redeem-Gift-Card'-Email-Pretends-to-be-From-Telstra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2693","title":{"rendered":"Phishing Scam &#8211; &#8216;Redeem Gift Card&#8217; Email Pretends to be From Telstra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This email, which purports to be from Australian telecommunications company Telstra, claims that you can click a button to redeem a gift card valued at $500.<\/p>\n<p>Supposedly, the gift is a thank-you for becoming a Telstra bundle customer. The email includes the \u00a0Telstra logo and other branding. \u00a0 Telstra does sometimes reward customer loyalty with gifts or extra services. \u00a0 So, at least at first glance, the email may look like an official notification from Telstra.<\/p>\n<p>However, Telstra did not send the email and the claim that you can click \u00a0to redeem a $500 \u00a0 gift card is untrue.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the email is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-anti-phishing-information\/\">phishing scam<\/a>. \u00a0 Clicking the button opens a fraudulent website that has been designed to look like it belongs to Telstra. The fake site asks you to provide sensitive personal information, ostensibly \u00a0to allow the gift card to be sent to you. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> Criminals \u00a0can collect the information you supply and use it to commit fraud and identity theft. And, no matter what information you provide, you will never get the promised gift card.<\/p>\n<p>Phishing scammers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/tag\/telstra\/\">regularly target \u00a0Telstra customers<\/a> via fake notification emails and text messages. It is always safest to login to your Telstra account by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via a trusted app.<\/p>\n<p>Telstra has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telstra.com.au\/help\/contact-us\/scams\">published information about such phishing \u00a0campaigns<\/a> \u00a0on its website.<\/p>\n<h2>A screenshot of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24636\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scam-redeem-gift-card-email-pretends-to-be-from-telstra\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,850\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1-282x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1.jpg\" alt=\"Telstra Redeem Gift Card Phishing Scam Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1-500x531.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/telstra-redeem-gift-card-scam-200219-1-585x622.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scam-redeem-gift-card-email-pretends-to-be-from-telstra\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scam-redeem-gift-card-email-pretends-to-be-from-telstra\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This email, which purports to be from Australian telecommunications company Telstra, claims that you can click a button to redeem a gift card valued at $500. Supposedly, the gift is a thank-you for becoming a Telstra bundle customer. 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