Australians Told to Beware of Fake ATO Social Media Accounts

Australians Told to Beware of Fake ATO Social Media Accounts
A person on their mobile phone in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 4, 2021. George Frey/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Australians need to be vigilant against scammers on social media posing as customer service support agents for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), the government warns.

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said Australians were being tricked into giving out personal information and money to scammers posing as ATO workers on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms.

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