[LINK] Spammy looking email from ASIC

[Kim Holburn]

https://www.smsfalliance.com.au/asic-spam-emails/

There are massive numbers of these.  If you look carefully you will usually find a dodgy sharepoint.com link in them.

https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/alert-service/fake-asic-emails-targeting-users

https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/alert-service/beware-scam-emails-claim-be-asic

Kim

> On 2017/Sep/23, at 9:51 AM, Tom Worthington <tom.worthington at tomw.net.au> wrote:
> 
> I found the appended email in my Spam folder: surely this could not be a real email from the Government?
> 
> It starts "Dear", has much of the subject line in capitals, threatens cancellation and has an attached legal letter: all indications of Spam.
> 
> Just to check I went to the ASIC website and looked up my business registration. To my surprise I did find it was due, so presumably the email was genuine.
> 
> I wonder how many business registrations get canceled because the recipient thought the email was fake and how many scams are perpetrated because ASIC writes emails which look fake.
> 
> ps: Apart from that, the ASIC business name registration process works well on-line and $82 for a three year renewal looks like value for money. Three more years of pumping out those blog posts with ads on them, at http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/ ;-)
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	Intent to cancel: HIGHER EDUCATION WHISPERER
> Date: 	Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:21:23 +1000 (EST)
> From: 	ASIC Messaging Service <ASIC.Transaction.No-reply at asic.gov.au>
> To: 	...
> 
> Dear Sir/Madam
> 
> The registration for your business HIGHER EDUCATION WHISPERER, expired on 12/07/2017 and ASIC has commenced cancellation. Please view the following link for more information:
> 
> Intent to cancel letter <https://post.asic.gov.au/CustomerDropBoxR1/corresp?f=Notification...>
> 
> Select this link to view, save or print the information. This link will remain active for 30 days.
> 
> If you have any questions, contact us at www.asic.gov.au/question
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Rosanne Bell
> Senior Executive Leader
> Registry
> Australian Securities and Investments Commission
> 
> Please consider the environment before printing this document
> 
> Information collected by ASIC may contain personal information. Please refer to our Privacy policy _http://www.asic.gov.au/privacy_ for information about how we handle your personal information, your rights to seek access to and correct personal information, and how to complain about breaches of your privacy by ASIC.
> 
> NOTICE
> 
> This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the addressee(s) only and may be confidential. They may contain legally privileged or copyright material. You should not read, copy, use or disclose them without authorisation. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the sender as soon as possible by return e-mail and then please delete both messages. This notice should not be removed.
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