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Don’t get caught – Fax Scam
Apr 29th
Today, we received a suspicious fax from what appeared to be “The Australian Register of Who’s Who”. This is the second time we received a similar fax and the first time we received this fax we almost completed it and was in the process of faxing it back. Since it looked a bit suspicious, i.e it didn’t have a website address or a telephone number I decided to research more about this company and the person listed in the fax. Below is an image of the fax we received:
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Within seconds of googling the company and the fax number, there was quite a number of results and other people having reported this and it’s definitely a scam. Apparently, once you fax the form “they” will contact you and try to get you to sign up as a member and obtain your credit card details.
What I learnt from this event is to make sure you spend some time to reasearch and investigate the company you’re providing information to.It seems like it’s common sense but there has been so many of us that has fallen in this trap, so be careful and don’t get caught.
Attached Files:
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Caught a computer virus
Apr 10th
This week my computer caught a virus… I must have got it when sharing a USB Drive with a friend and the anti-virus software didn’t pick this up. What prompted me to scan my computer was a notification from my ISP saying that access to the Internet was blocked to due email spam.
Upon investigation, running a netstat -ano showed that there were indeed SMTP (port 25) outbound connections to various IP addresses. I also noticed that browsing the Internet was slow and the system would occasionally reboot by itself (if you have these symptoms I would suggest you look into this further). Rebuilding the OS and then installing an anti-virus software fixed the issue but this was very disruptive. I was almost out of action for the whole day and was unable to do any work. I now have a better understanding of why large corporate businesses are so persistent with ensuring they have the latest security patches and anti-virus definitions – a virus outbreak in any business can impact the day to day operations of the business which means loss in profit and productivity.
There are many anti-virus applications on the market but you can try BitDefender – it also has an online scanner.
Have you been affected by a computer virus in your business?
TPG new Super ADSL plans
Mar 9th
TPG has just released new range of Super Fast ADSL 2+ and Naked ADSL2+ Plans now with even MORE usage allowance.For $49.99 you can get 130GB of data allowance.
You can bundle any of the below plans with mobile as many as you want and pay only $14.99 per month for the Mobile 49 Cap Saver plan (includes $300 worth of calls, text and data) usually valued at $20 per month.
Uploads not counted in usage allowance.
| Super Fast ADSL2+ Plans | Monthly Access Charge | Monthly* Usage Quota (Peak + Off Peak) |
Shaping Speed |
IP Address |
Payment |
| Super Fast Starter | $29.99 | 12GB1 (4GB + 8GB) |
256k/256k | Static | CC/DD |
| Super Fast Basic | $39.99 | 40GB1 (8GB+12GB) |
256k/256k | Static | CC/DD |
| Super Fast Standard | $49.99 | 130GB2 (70GB+60GB) |
1Mbps/1Mbps | Static | CC/DD |
| Super Fast Medium | $59.99 | 140GB2 (80GB+60GB) |
1Mbps/1Mbps | Static | CC/DD |
| Super Fast Heavy | $69.99 | 200GB3 (100GB+100GB) |
2Mbps/1Mbps | Static | CC/DD |
| Super Fast Premium | $89.99 | 150GB4 | 4Mbps/1Mbps | Static | CC/DD |
| VoIP Plan | Monthly Access Charge | Monthly* Usage Quota (Peak + Off Peak) |
Shaping Speed |
IP Address |
Payment |
| ADSL2+ 130GB with VoIP+ | $49.99 | 130GB2 (70GB+60GB) |
1Mbps/1Mbps | Static | CC/DD |
Register now… click HERE.
1Consists of peak (8am-2am) and off peak (2am-8am) monthly usage quota. Speed will be shaped to 256K/256K for the period in which the monthly usage quota has been exceeded (peak and/or off peak).
2Consists of peak (8am-2am) and off peak (2am-8am) monthly usage quota. Speed will be shaped to 1Mbps/1Mbps for the period in which the monthly usage quota has been exceeded (peak and/or off peak).
3Consists of peak (8:30am-3:30am) and off peak (3:30am-8:30am) monthly usage quota. Speed will be shaped to 2Mbps/1Mbps for the period in which the monthly usage quota has been exceeded (peak and/or off peak).
4Speed will be shaped to 4Mbps/1Mbps once inclusive monthly usage quota is reached.
*TPG may, on giving you 7 days notice by email, adjust the start/finish (but not the length) of peak/off peak times.
+Free VoIP Minutes:
Includes 500 free VoIP Minutes only for calls to fixed lines in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Free VoIP Minutes used in 1 minute increments, with a 10 minute minimum per call. VoIP Deposit of $20 required for excluded or excess VoIP calls.
Choosing your business name
Jan 13th
In my personal opinion, choosing the “right” business name is crucial for any startup company. When our team first started planning for the name of our company, we spent quite a number of days brainstorming for the perfect name and we eventually came up with advertise me.
