{"id":2951,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2951"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Telstra-'Payment-Method-Expired'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2951","title":{"rendered":"Telstra &#8216;Payment Method Expired&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this email, which purports to be from \u00a0Australian telecommunications giant Telstra, your account payment method has expired. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The email urges you to click a log in button to update your payment method and continue using the service.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from Telstra. Instead, it is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the button, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that has been built to emulate the genuine Telstra website. Once on the site, you will be asked to log in with your Telstra account credentials and then provide your credit card details, address and contact details, and other identifying \u00a0information.<\/p>\n<p>This information will be collected by criminals and used to commit credit card fraud and identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>Telstra <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/telstra-refund-bill-phishing-scam\/\">phishing scam emails like this one<\/a> are quite common. Some versions have <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/fake-telstra-bill-emails-again-being-used-to-distribute-malware\/\">carried malware.<\/a>  \u00a0If you receive one of these fake emails, just delete it.<\/p>\n<p>It is always safest to login to your online accounts by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via a trusted app.  \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<h2>An example of the phishing scam email:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,742\" 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-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam-300x278.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9863\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam.jpg\" alt=\"Telstar Phishing Scam Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam-768x712.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam-500x464.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam-585x543.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><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><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/telstra-payment-method-expired-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this email, which purports to be from \u00a0Australian telecommunications giant Telstra, your account payment method has expired. \u00a0 The email urges you to click a log in button to update your payment method and continue using the service. However, the email is not from Telstra. 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