'Not even a phone call' before ATO moved $20,000 out of Darwin man's superannuation

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Just how easy is it for scammers to access your superannuation? Trevor Riessen is still waiting for answers after cyber criminals raided his savings through myGov.

"That's what raised the alarm bells with the tax office. Had they just been a bit less greedy, it might have gone through."

"One thing led to another and basically we found out that it was probably via the myGov website," he said. "I received a letter in the mail from my superannuation fund, saying: 'Congratulations, we've transferred a sum of money out of your superannuation account'," Mr Riessen said.

 

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Organized crime running Australia atm

Disgraceful 😣

HarmonyTranquil Legal theft,,!!

aconvict Why is the ATO involved in anyone's super payouts? Gobsmacking.

Someone had basically put a false one in under my name and put their own information in for where they wanted the money to go,' he said Gov wanted to cut cost n rely on IT that r so crappy that scams happen

no one should use MyGov...

I’d like my 350k before I die. Is that ok?

Most of us can’t touch our super, but the government has no problem with putting their hands in

Superannuation is just a massive scam - tell you local MP you want out.

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