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    Scammers target Australians with ‘free’ tai chi classes ad to trick them into downloading malware


    Scammers target Australians with ‘free’ tai chi classes ad to trick them into downloading malware

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/accc-issues-alert-for-tai-chi-money-stealing-malware-scam/106452302?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

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    1. abolishblankets on

      This is a tough one, if you caught me in the wrong day, I might get caught by this.

      In general I assume iOS is safer than android, I didn’t see a phone type mentioned in the article. Unfortunately older people being more frugal would be on the more open androids.

    2. whiteb8917 on

      * group called ‘Aussie Tai Chi Community’ through a sponsored post on Facebook.

      Easy, dont respond to Facebook adverts, they are scams. I use a combination of Adblock and F.B Purity.

      Doesnt matter what it is, All social media adverts are scams. Follow that one rule.

      I do not care if a legit business advertizes on FB (or any other social site), all adverts on social, are scams. If you pay to advertize on a scammers haven, that is on you.

    4. readituser5 on

      I’ve noticed mum has been looking at Tai Chi stuff on Facebook lately…. Hmm

    5. JaniePage on

      I wish it was easier to get this message through to the people who really need it: senior citizens.

      A combination of failing faculties and a Boomer stubbornness to believe he could be mistaken, meant that my Dad fell for a few of these. The fallout was heartbreaking, and though he has been gone for nearly a year, my Mum remains terrifies of all technology as a result, and won’t use it, meaning that she’s not able to keep up basic IT as it improves. Things like having an appointment with a doctor over Zoom, she’s too frightened of technology to be able to engage in it and then complains bitterly about having to travel into Richmond or the CBD for a medica appointment.

      It also means that as tge daughter physically closest to my Mum, I have to spend many infuriating hours at her place helping her to deal with basic IT issues that she’s too scared to tackle herself because she’s too worried that someone will manage to get to her credit card.

      It’s very sad and frustrating.

    7. aiydee on

      I’m literally looking for Tai Chi classes at the moment. And yes I get bombarded with these ads in Facebook.
      The big difference is, I *never* click a Facebook ad. If I see a particular school, I jump on a search engine of my choice and look it up.
      Every time I get all the info I need to know it’s a scam.
      It is a few more clicks for a bit of piece of mind.
      Will it be perfect? Of course not. But the scammers 99% of the time want the lazy person who is clueless. Not the 1% of people that actually ask questions and want to know more.

    8. No_Extension4005 on

      People have actually been falling for those weird tai chi ads where an old guy claims he got jacked by doing low intensity “tai chi walking” for 5-10 minutes a day for a few weeks?