Internet scammers target the unwary
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SCAMMERS falsely claiming to be NBN Co representatives have been asking for personal information and financial details under the pretence of switching internet services to the national broadband network. NBN Co says scammers have been taking advantage of customers, including retirement village residents. “It is important to be aware that NBN Co will never make unsolicited calls or door knock to sell broadband services,” NBN Co chief security officer Darren Kane said. “NBN Co may make calls to individuals registered on our medical alarm or fire and lift registers but will never request payment or bank account details during these calls.” Mr Kane said NBN Co staff will also never ask for payment for medical alarms. “NBN Co is the company building and operating Australia’s wholesale broadband network, and as a wholesale-only company, we do not sell broadband packages directly to consumers. “There are times when NBN Co may contact you directly as part of the network rollout, but never to request payment for services over the NBN network.” Mr Kane says people should not share bank or personal details with any unsolicited caller or door knocker claiming to be from NBN Co and trying to sell an internet service. Anyone who believes they have been the victim of such a scam
Mystery scent: Emergency services headed to Chelsea to investigate reports of a toxic stench. Picture: Gary Sissons
Causing a stink
Police executed a search warrant at a 32-year-old man’s Aspendale home shortly before 8am. Investigators allegedly found and seized two firearms, ammunition, a taser, extendable baton, nunchucks, cash, cocaine, cannabis and a white powder believed to be methylamphetamine. One of the firearms is alleged to have been stolen during a burglary at a rural property at Sunbury in October 2014.
POLICE, firefighters and ambulance paramedics rushed to the rear of the main Chelsea shopping strip last Tuesday (3 July) amid reports of “a toxic smell”. Patterson River CFA fire crews found a person apparently “suffering from inhalation of an unknown chemical”. Firefighters did not find any evidence of chemicals at the scene.
Search arrest POLICE arrested a man, in Aspendale last Wednesday (4 July) following a search a property.
Cuffed: Caulfield Divisional Response Unit officers arrest a man in Aspendale. Picture: Supplied
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should report the matter to their bank and the police. Call IDCARE on 1300 432 273 for more help. See scamwatch.gov.au/reporta-scam online for updated lists of common scams.
Furniture thief nabbed
AN unsanctioned removalist who stole furniture from two homes for sale in Seaford over the past two months (“‘Everything’ goes”, The News 27/6/18) has been arrested by police. Frankston Detective Senior Constable Belinda Rampal said the furniture was recovered and a 38-year-old Seaford man will face court in September charged with burglaries and theft. The man fitted out his own residence with more than $20,000 worth of stolen furniture including two beds, a four-seater couch, tables, linen, cushions, donnas, plants and a dishwasher. He tied large items to the roof of a Holden Commodore and made several repeat visits to homes for sale in Kirkwood Avenue and Raymond Road between April and 19 June to allegedly steal the furniture. “The owners were very happy to get their furniture back,” Detective Senior Constable Rampal said. When police searched the man’s property they also found a small hydroponic kit used to grow cannabis so the Seaford man will also face a charge of cultivating cannabis when he fronts court.
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