{"id":1843,"date":"2025-05-09T14:25:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T04:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:12:03","slug":"special-bulletin-scam-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/special-bulletin-scam-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Bulletin &#8211; SCAM ALERT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cScams don&#8217;t just steal your money \u2014\u00a0they steal your peace of mind.\u201d<br><em>\u2014 Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, the world is being taken over by AI \u2014 and with it, a tidal wave of fake content. This morning alone, my inbox has been flooded with reports of\u00a0<strong>scam emails<\/strong>\u00a0spreading blatant lies about\u00a0superannuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-300x70.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These messages claim that super withdrawals are being tightened, that access is being delayed until age 70, and that super will be replaced by some kind of \u201cwork bonus.\u201d Let me be absolutely\u00a0<strong>this is complete rubbish.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1846\" style=\"width:700px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-1-1-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>&nbsp;click on any links. Any genuine changes to super would be front-page news and thoroughly reported through official channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t know what these scammers hope to gain \u2014 perhaps stolen identities, perhaps your money \u2014 but I do know this: the best defence is vigilance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay alert. Stay informed. And never trust financial \u201cnews\u201d that arrives uninvited in your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bantacs.com.au\/Jblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/unnamed-2-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cScams don&#8217;t just steal your money \u2014\u00a0they steal your peace of mind.\u201d\u2014 Unknown Sadly, the world is being taken over by AI \u2014 and with it, a tidal wave of fake content. This morning alone, my inbox has been flooded with reports of\u00a0scam emails\u00a0spreading blatant lies about\u00a0superannuation. 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