Audit Office warns of new phone scam

The Audit Office of New South Wales is warning people of a new scam that involves fraudulent automated debt collection phone calls claiming to be from an ‘Audit Office’ or ‘Audit Department’.

These calls are not from the Audit Office of New South Wales.

We urge people to be careful and protect their personal information.

If you have been a target of this scam please report it to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC’s) ‘Scamwatch’ website at https://www.scamwatch.gov.au.

Further information

Barry Underwood, Director, Office of the Auditor-General, on 0403 073 664 and email barry.underwood@audit.nsw.gov.au.