Police wish to advice the public of a possible scam where victims of the recent bush fires are being targeted.
Members of the public have reported receiving calls from someone claiming to be from the bank. They were told the bank would like to provide them with some disaster relief funds and wanted their bank details to deposit money into their accounts.
Calls have also been received from people not in the bush fire regions.
Police wish to remind the public not to disclose your bank details to anyone over the phone.
Anyone who receives a call of this nature is asked to contact police on 131 444 or report to scam watch on https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/
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