The Seniors Online Fraud Project
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Telling you about a lottery win when you didn’t buy a ticket? |
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Asking you to invest money in an overseas company or scheme? |
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Advising you of an inheritance of someone you have never met? |
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Requesting permission to use your bank account to deposit a sum of money? |
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Requesting you to confirm your account (bank, share trading, eBay etc.) details and passwords online? |
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From an unknown person asking you for money, personal details or any of your personal passwords? |
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Have you ever sent money overseas to a person you have never physically met via a cash remittance agency such as Western Union? |
If you answered yes to any of these questions and you are aged 50 years or older, we would like to talk to you about these online experiences.
The Queensland Police Service is currently seeking volunteers to participate in an important research project examining seniors and online fraud.
Have you ever replied to one of these emails, by sending money, personal details, or any of your passwords?
If you answered yes to this question, your participation is even more important!
We are seeking volunteers who have responded to theses types of email requests as well as those who have not.
If you have responded to an email request for money, personal details or passwords, your experiences are vital to the research project. There is no need to feel ashamed or embarrassed about this, as this experience is shared by many people in Queensland and beyond.
By participating in this research project, you can help the Queensland Police Service to more effectively develop strategies to protect the community from fraudulent online schemes.
For further information about this project or to register your interest, please contact:
Dr Cassandra Cross
Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch
Queensland Police Service
Telephone (07) 3234 2111
Email fraud.research@bigpond.com
Last Updated: 06/04/2009