Megan Gale issues warning after nearly falling for ATO phone scam
Celebrity glamazon Megan Gale proved she is just like us mere mortals, revealing she was nearly duped by what is arguably Australia’s most well-known scam. This is how they nearly got her.
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Glamazon Megan Gale proved she is just like us mere mortals, almost falling foul of fake ATO scammers this week.
Gale said she got the willies after an automated message told her she would be arrested if she failed to clear up an unresolved tax issue.
Gale pressed enter (fatal mistake) and was put on to a dubious call centre, sounding as if it were in the depths of Delhi.
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“I was getting completely sucked in,” Gale confessed as a public service announcement to warn people against the fraudsters.
“In a nutshell, don’t buy into it.”
She signed off, saying: “Naughty scammers.”
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