Got a call on my lunchbreak from Eric Jones, a federal government department employee from Brisbane. Containing my laughter, I let him explain the generous offer that the government wants to give me $4700 just for being a good citizen. I got my husband on the phone to try and get some more info out of him for me to report but he kept repeating himself and eventually copped an earfull from my husband. We didn't give him any details at all, although he knew my address and full name. Hope this Indian gets caught soon.

got a call last week, same story re the tax refund, but why blame them?? who is selling our details to them?? our phone companies?? the banks?? also proves the so called "no call registry" doesn't work either. they got my details from a address i used to live three years ago so i'm thinking they got old of a database with info that is 3 years old. they only got in touch with me because my parents now live there and were silly enough to provide them with my new number.

the aus govt needs to first tackle the information privacy issues we have here, why is aus such a easy target??

they took 146 dollars said i was going to get 7,146 call me at 1646 764 8884

My grandma had a call yesterday from Kevin Franks of the Australian Grants Department from QLD... telling her that she would get a $2500 grant from the ATO all she had to do was to pay her $199 first and then she'll get the $199 plus $3500 back...I call today to speak with "Kevin Franks" as soon as he answered the call (indian accent) he said 'I spoke to you yesterday about the grant of $4,500..... and all the same stuff he said to my grandmother. I asked him whereabout he works and where he was located, he said QLD and works forthe Australian Grants Department...  Spoke with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and they know about the scam but they cant do anything because they are not  in their jurisdiction, probably located in India.The ACCC told me that the only way of stopping this kind of scams is word of mouth, so please let everybody know about it. Remember the Government and ATO office will never ask you for money to send you money...

oh u r stup....
i also got a cl frm ATO nd they told me same stry
den i went to deposit $500 nd in return they gave me $5000 + apple i phone + $500 return of my deposit.
u r such a big fool...
shame on u...
they r not indians , they accent is jst lyk an indian bt the ofcr was frm ATO....

I just got the same call...some guy who called himself Stephen Clarke but had a strong Indian accent..he gave me the same 07 number..but could not give me which bank I bank with and got half of my name right...