Warning About Gift Card Scam

Australian consumers are being warned about a scam email promising a $500 Myergift card, which may actually conceal a virus designed to access theirbank details.

NSW Fair Trading Minister Virginia Judge says thescam email from 'Shoppers Saving Centre' asks people to participate ina survey in return for the gift card.

The Fair Trading department has received reports that people who took part in the survey never received the gift card.
'Thisappears to be a phishing scam designed to obtain consumer's internetprovider addresses so that an embedded virus can access their bankingdetails,' Ms Judge said in a statement on Tuesday.

Myer has told the department it has no association with 'Shoppers Saving Centre'. Ms Judge says anyone who receives the email should delete it immediately.

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