Friday, June 5, 2009

SCAM ALERT

A number of people in Coomera/Oxenford area have received emails from overseas stating they have inherited a large amount of funds however they are required to pay a certain amount in admin fees normally £3000.00 ($6,021). One lady was smart enough to ask for a short term loan to cover costs as she was due to inherit £30 million. This was refused and she contacted Coomera Police and the Federal Police.

Craig O’BRIEN from the Federal Police Economic and Special Operations Branch advised that these matters can be reported over the internet on one of the below websites. He further stated that the Qld Police web site is the preferred site. The hyperlinks are listed below.

www.scamwatch.gov.au

www.police.qld.gov.au/advancedfeefraud