Is this a scam?

Published: 25 August 2025

It’s Scams Awareness Week. Stop. Check. Protect. These 3 simple steps can help protect against scams.

Scams are everywhere and anyone can be a target.

Protect yourself by following these steps.

Stop! Don’t share your personal information like your myGov sign in details, with anyone.

Check! Ask yourself if the message, phone call or website is genuine. Only trust online information about our payments and services from servicesaustralia.gov.au, my.gov.au and our official social media channels.

Protect! Use a passkey or Digital ID and turn off your password to improve your account security. Act quickly if you think there’s been unauthorised access to your myGov account.

Read more about Scams and Identity Theft.

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Page last updated: 25 August 2025.
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