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Grey Area Misleading SPAM

SMS SPAM: United Australia Party UAP

Receiving unsolicited political SMS SPAM promoting political information.

Questionable Health and Political claims should always be fact checked.

They come from a name not a number so they can’t be outright blocked although most mobile platforms still allow you to mark them as SPAM.

You should NEVER click on links in SMS messages from people you don’t trust or are not expecting messages from, especially if it comes from word based numbers. They can easily be impersonated.

Political SMS is allowed in Australia but it must contain contact information. Providing links to different websites is an interesting interpretation of that rule.

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SCAM SPAM

SCAM: Your domain name has been claimed

SCAM email about similar domains being registered. We haven’t seen these is a while but they haven’t changed much. Still pretending a similar domain registration has been requested and offering it to you for an inflated price.

Sender: John | DNS Australia john@dnsaustralia.org
Subject: Your domain name has been claimed
Call to action email: www.dnsaustralia.org

Dear Sir/Madam,

We have received a request for the registration of the website <domain name with .net>. Our system shows that you are the owner of <domain name>. This can have far-reaching consequences for you in the future. We are therefore under the statutory obligation to contact you, in order to offer you the first right of registration. This means that we will reject the application of the third party and the website:

<domain name with .net>

After agreement we will link this website to:

<domain name>

This means that you will have the first option on the domain name, in order to avoid possible future problems.
We are usually under the obligation to register the domain name and to protect it for a period of 10 years. The annual price for the .NET extension is AU$39.95 per year. This means a one-off payment of AU$399.50. When the link has been completed, all the Internet traffic that goes to the .NET extension, will be automatically linked to your current extension and website. This process will take a maximum of 24 hours. This domain name will then have a worldwide reach. The third party will be rejected and can no longer use your domain name.

Important information:

You will receive a one-off invoice of AU$399.50, exclusive of GST, for a term of 10 years.

This contract can be cancelled at all times after the first term of one year. The paid amount for the remaining number of years will be refunded to your account.

If you agree to our offer, please send an agreement by email within 48 hours after receipt of this email, stating your name, address and ABN number in a reply to this e-mail address.
The third party will subsequently be rejected by us, and we will then complete the link. You will receive a confirmation and all the information you need by email on the same day.

With kind regards,
John Miller

john@dnsaustralia.org
www.dnsaustralia.org

The company says it’s based on Canberra:

Address: 15 Moore St, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

Which is a serviced office / coworking space.

Serviced Office Space at 15 Moore Street | Regus

The domain registration says the registrant is actually nederlandsdomeinregister.nl which is obviously not in Australia.

Domain Name: DNSAUSTRALIA.ORG
Registry Domain ID: D402200000010045456-LROR
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.whois.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 2020-04-13T11:54:02Z
Creation Date: 2019-04-12T11:23:18Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2021-04-12T11:23:18Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date:
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: email@godaddy.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4806242505
Reseller:
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Registrant Organization: nederlandsdomeinregister.nl
Registrant State/Province: NETHERLANDS
Registrant Country: NL
Name Server: NS21.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS22.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

Raw Whois Data

Domain name: nederlandsdomeinregister.nl
Status:      active

Reseller:
   Mijndomein Hosting BV
   Albert Einsteinweg 4
   8218NH Lelystad
   Netherlands

Registrar:
   Metaregistrar B.V.
   Zuidelijk Halfrond 1
   2801DD Gouda
   Netherlands

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SCAM SPAM

SCAM: $100 million COVID-19 fund

SCAM email about $100m COVID-19 relief fund.
Pretending to come from the FBI (why would it come from the FBI?). It will fail most email systems due to SPF failing for impersonation.

The email doesn’t have call to action links, instead they provide two different emails (clearly not official FBI email addresses) for you to email. One of these is a dynamic mailbox.

Sender: The FBI <covid19@washingtondc.fbi.gov>
Subject: $100 Million Immediate Supports for COVID-19 Response!
Call to action email: fbi.emailbox@digdig.org & fbimail@ex.ua

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION (FBI)
FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) Inspection Division
External Audits and Compliance Section.

FBI – PRESS RELEASE NO: 2020/21/EXC

World Bank Group Announces Up to $100 Million Immediate Supports for COVID-19 Individuals & Countries Response!!!

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2020 пїЅ As the world tackles the COVID-19 crisis, our support focuses on helping eligible grantees and countries address the crisis and transition to recovery through a combination of saving lives; protecting the poor; securing foundations of the economy; and strengthening policies and institutions for resilience.

As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group (пїЅGrantorпїЅ), the HSBC Bank USA N.A., (пїЅPayeeпїЅ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI (пїЅSecurityпїЅ) had recently made available an initial package of up to $100 million to each eligible grantee, for immediate support to assist individuals and countries that their citizens coping with the health and economic impacts of the global outbreak.

This financing is designed to help the world at large, and member countries take effective action to respond to and, where possible, lessen the tragic impacts posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus). Protecting the poor and vulnerable Helping save jobs and businesses Working to build a more resilient recovery. These priorities are outlined in our operational approach to the COVID-19 crisis, entitled Saving Lives, Scaling-up Impact and Getting Back on Track.

The World Bank is providing large net positive flows to the worldпїЅs poorest persons and countries and they are making rapid progress in directing up to a total of $160 billion to our client countries. The World Bank Group has deployed to HSBC Bank USA, up to $160 billion for disbursement up to 60 persons and 15 countries over 15 months through June 2021 in financing tailored to the health, economic, and social shocks countries are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through this new fast track package, the World Bank Group will help developing countries and individuals strengthen health systems, including better access to health services to safeguard people from the epidemic, strengthen disease surveillance, bolster public health interventions, and work with the private sector to reduce the impact on economies.

The financial package, with financing drawn from across IDA, IBRD and IFC, will be globally coordinated to support individuals and country-based responses. The COVID-19 support package will make available initial crisis resources of up to $12 billion in financing пїЅ $8 billion of which is new пїЅ on a fast-track basis. This comprises up to $2.7 billion new financing from IBRD; $1.3 billion from IDA, complemented by reprioritization of $2 billion of the BankпїЅs existing portfolio; and $6 billion from IFC, including $2 billion from existing trade facilities.

It will also include policy advice and technical assistance drawing on global expertise and country-level knowledge.пїЅ We are working to provide a fast, flexible response based on developing country needs in dealing with the spread of COVID-19,пїЅ said World Bank Group President David Malpass. пїЅThis includes emergency financing, policy advice, and technical assistance, building on the World Bank Group’s existing instruments and expertise to help countries respond to the crisis.”

The financial package will provide grants and low-interest loans from IDA for low-income countries and loans from IBRD for middle income countries, using all of the BankпїЅs operational instruments with processing accelerated on a fast-track basis. International Finance Corporation, the World Bank GroupпїЅs private sector arm, will provide its clients with the necessary support to continue operating and to sustain grant assets.

The World Bank, HSBC and the FBI support will cover a range of interventions to strengthen health services and primary health care, bolster disease monitoring and reporting, train front line health workers, encourage community engagement to maintain public trust, and improve access to treatment for the poorest patients. The Bank will also provide policy and technical advice to ensure countries can access global expertise.

HSBC Bank USA, will also directly support its corporate clients пїЅ with a focus on strategic sectors including medical equipment and pharmaceuticals пїЅ to sustain supply chains and limit downside risks. These solutions will leverage the lessons learned from similar events in the past with a goal to minimize the negative economic and social impacts of COVID-19 globally.

Countries face different levels of risk and vulnerability to COVID-19, and will require different levels of support. The Bank Group support will prioritize the poorest countries and those at high risk with low capacity. As the spread of COVID-19 and its impact continues to evolve, the Grantors will adapt its approach and resources as needed.

The World Bank Group, HSBC Group is actively engaged with international institutions and country authorities to help coordinate the global response.
TO CONFIRM YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO GET ‘$100 MILLION’ CONTACT US WITH A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD AND YOUR (TELEPHONE)!

For assistance and further certified information, kindly do not hesitate to email us at the FBI; fbi.emailbox@digdig.org OR fbimail@ex.ua

FBI Contacts
In Washington

Mr. Mark Ruben,
Special Agent in Charge,
Washington, D.C. Field Office.
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
fbi.emailbox@digdig.org
FBI.gov

This email was sent to you because you are a ucky eligible grantee!

P.S.: The executives, special agents, and professional staff who work at our national headquarters in Washington direct, organize, and coordinate FBI activities around the world.

FBI Headquarters
External Audits and Compliance Section, Inspection Division.
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
washingtondc.fbi.gov


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