A well-known toll company, Linkt Corporation, reports scams on its behalf. We will see how people are deceived these days.
Do you have a personal car and enjoy driving it? Have you planned a long or short route with a toll in the middle? Did you know that scammers can trick you into this trip and deplete your account balance? How do you ask yourself?
If you are an Australian resident, you need to be very careful. That’s because fraud is on the rise with the Transurban e-Tag Linkt Corporation toll company. We will explain with this article.
What happened and what just came out?
The Gold Coast man was bailed out of about $4,000 by a scammer named Operator Linkt, according to the document. Surprisingly, he is not alone, but according to the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC), more than 100 people are victims of this fraud. Since January of this year, the authority has received more than 700 reports, equivalent to more than $29,000.
Is there a hoax at Linkt Mont Saint Aignan?
No, we are talking about the Australian toll company Linkt, not the French Mont Saint Aignan Linkt. People were confused by the news and started looking for Linkt, which is also a French telecommunications provider.
However, after researching online, we realized that there is a difference between the two. And before we go any further, let’s be clear that we are talking about an Australian payments company.
Is the company aware of the fraud?
Transurban is aware of scams with drivers, warns users on its official website and works to stop these scammers. They mention that we always insist on visiting the official Linkt Corporation website and Linkt feature updates.
In addition, they also mentioned that they do not respond to emails, text messages or calls asking for their bank details, as the company never sends such information.
Some examples of messages people have received include:
Your link has been blocked; follow the link to complete the process.
The vehicle information has not been updated for such a long time and is disabled, go to the link provided.
The toll has not been paid yet. Sign up here and complete your donation.
Scheduled payment flow per day mm/dd/yyyy; Please follow the donation link.
What is the right thing to do?
Linkt Corporation never charges in the above ways. If in doubt, don’t click or screenshot and let us know at https://www.linkt.com.au/contact-us/email-enquiry.
Also, if you are redirected to a suspicious or confusing website similar to Linkt, watch out for common symptoms such as:
grammatical errors
Website URLs do not start with https
Bad grammar or spelling mistakes
There is one way to do it:
Do not open these text messages
Do not respond to such requests
Take a screenshot and post.
Please take it out.
Do not click on any links.
Do not log in or enter bank information.
Conclusion:
Linkt Corporation is an Australian toll brand owned by Transurban and fraud in its name is on the rise. A woman who was recently hit by scammers is warning motorists not to do the same. If you want a sample of the phishing posts Linkt has received, click here.
Have you received suspicious messages from Linkt? Please tell us what you have done in this matter.
