Seniors of Queensland are being targeted with a new scam that’s exploiting them for $30, for a free Senior's Card. Senior’s Cards are always free of charge and applicants are never requested to disclose their bank, credit card or PayPal details in exchange for membership.
The website to watch out for is called The Seniors Assistant: https://www.theseniorsassistant.com/ claiming to specialise in assistance for several senior–related applications including but not limited to, Senior’s Cards. The website has been tricking a growing number of older Queenslanders into paying for a card that the government gives out for free.
If you have made a payment to this illegal website, contact your bank immediately and make a report to Scamwatch, the Australian Government’s National Anti-Scam Centre. If you have fallen for this scam and disclosed your personal contact details or banking details, be aware of secondary scamming: you may be contacted by someone impersonating your bank. Be alert and hang up if you receive a call like that, and visit your local bank’s branch directly to confirm the call’s issue was legitimate.
If you would like to apply for a real and free Senior’s Card, there’s only one true website you should visit, and that’s the official Queensland Seniors Card website: www.qld.gov.au/seniorscard. Applicants should look for the official Queensland Government Seniors Card logo and know that an official Seniors Card will have your name, issue date and registration number on them, the fake ones do not have these but otherwise look near identical.
Again, if you have provided payment to an unofficial website, please contact your bank immediately.
For any other queries, contact the Queensland Government on 13 QGOV (13 74 68), remember the QLD Government are the only ones who can issue legitimate Seniors Cards, and they are FREE.
QLD MP Amanda Camm holding a fake Senior’s Card. Photo Sourced: Amanda Camm’s Facebook page.
What an official Seniors Card looks like. Photo Sourced: Queensland Government website
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