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WA Attorney-General John Quigley identity used in online phishing scam
Online scammers have used the identity of the WA Attorney-General to set up a fake website luring people to a multi-million dollar beneficiary hoax.
Key points:
- John Quigley’s name and photo has been used in a scam website
- The site was phishing for personal information using a beneficiary hoax
- Consumer Protection has successfully shut the site down
Consumer Protection said there had been reports from two people who received emails purporting to be from AG John Quigley as the lawyer for a deceased person.
It was claimed the person had left $4.3 million in a bank account and had no will.
The email was phishing for personal information.
There was a link to a fake website with the name ‘JR’Quigley LEGAL’ which featured Mr Quigley’s name and image,…
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