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There are massive numbers of these. If you look carefully you will usually find a dodgy sharepoint.com link in them. https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/alert-service/fake-asic-emails-targeting-users https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/alert-service/beware-scam-emails-claim-be-asic Kim > On 2017/Sep/23, at 9:51 AM, Tom Worthington <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I found the appended email in my Spam folder: surely this could not be a real > email from the Government? > > It starts "Dear", has much of the subject line in capitals, threatens > cancellation and has an attached legal letter: all indications of Spam. > > Just to check I went to the ASIC website and looked up my business > registration. To my surprise I did find it was due, so presumably the email > was genuine. > > I wonder how many business registrations get canceled because the recipient > thought the email was fake and how many scams are perpetrated because ASIC > writes emails which look fake. > > ps: Apart from that, the ASIC business name registration process works well > on-line and $82 for a three year renewal looks like value for money. Three > more years of pumping out those blog posts with ads on them, at > http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/ ;-) > > > -- > Tom Worthington, MEd, FACS CP. http://www.tomw.net.au t +61(0)419496150 > TomW Communications Pty Ltd. PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617, Australia > Liability limited by a scheme approved under Prof. Standards Legislation > > Honorary Lecturer, Computer Science, Australian National University > https://cecs.anu.edu.au/research/profile/tom-worthington > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Intent to cancel: HIGHER EDUCATION WHISPERER > Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:21:23 +1000 (EST) > From: ASIC Messaging Service <[email protected]> > To: ... > > Dear Sir/Madam > > The registration for your business HIGHER EDUCATION WHISPERER, expired on > 12/07/2017 and ASIC has commenced cancellation. Please view the following > link for more information: > > Intent to cancel letter > <https://post.asic.gov.au/CustomerDropBoxR1/corresp?f=Notification...> > > Select this link to view, save or print the information. This link will > remain active for 30 days. > > If you have any questions, contact us at www.asic.gov.au/question > > Regards, > > > Rosanne Bell > Senior Executive Leader > Registry > Australian Securities and Investments Commission > > Please consider the environment before printing this document > > Information collected by ASIC may contain personal information. Please refer > to our Privacy policy _http://www.asic.gov.au/privacy_ for information about > how we handle your personal information, your rights to seek access to and > correct personal information, and how to complain about breaches of your > privacy by ASIC. > > NOTICE > > This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the addressee(s) only and > may be confidential. They may contain legally privileged or copyright > material. You should not read, copy, use or disclose them without > authorisation. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the > sender as soon as possible by return e-mail and then please delete both > messages. This notice should not be removed. > > --- > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
