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MailGuard 18 July 2025 5 min read

Fake Origin Energy Refund Email Targets Australians with Multi-Step Scam

MailGuard has intercepted a sophisticated phishing campaign impersonating Origin Energy, ...

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MailGuard 02 October 2024 7 min read

Origin Energy Bill, Refund Scam

Amidst the current cost of living crisis, energy costs are a major challenge for many ...

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Akankasha Dewan 24 May 2019 1 min read

Would you fall for a brandjacking scam?

Brandjacking - where cybercriminals impersonate the brands we trust, in order to fool us ...

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Emmanuel Marshall 27 March 2018 2 min read

Warning: fake Origin electricity bill scam

MailGuard has detected an email scam today using fake Origin branding to make it look ...

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Jaclyn McRae 02 August 2017 5 min read

The real cost of online brandjacking scams

If your inbox is a daily battle between real company communications and fraud imposters, ...

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Jaclyn McRae 17 July 2017 2 min read

A new week, a new Origin Energy invoice scam

Utilities company Origin Energy has had its brand hijacked in a large-scale malware scam ...

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Jaclyn McRae 10 July 2017 2 min read

Scam avalanche continues: Origin Energy attack one of largest seen

A huge uptick in email-based fraud attempts has continued, with an enormous distribution ...

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Jaclyn McRae 14 June 2017 3 min read

Scammers ramp up EOFY attacks with new Origin malware blast

Australians are being inundated by a huge spike in malicious email attacks coinciding ...

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Jaclyn McRae 10 May 2017 2 min read

Warning: Malware just one click away in Origin Energy email scam

Australians are warned not to click a convincing fake Origin Energy electricity bill ...

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Fake Origin Energy Refund Email Targets Australians with Multi-Step Scam

Fake Origin Energy Refund Email Targets Australians with Multi-Step Scam

Origin Energy Bill, Refund Scam

Would you fall for a brandjacking scam?

Warning: fake Origin electricity bill scam

The real cost of online brandjacking scams

A new week, a new Origin Energy invoice scam

Scam avalanche continues: Origin Energy attack one of largest seen

Scammers ramp up EOFY attacks with new Origin malware blast

Warning: Malware just one click away in Origin Energy email scam

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