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Australians are being warned about a new scam text message that is pretending to come from Qantas.
The rapidly spreading fraud tells the recipient flights have been booked in their name with the national airline.
The text will say something like, 'CBA: Qantas ticket bought for flight QA 2352. If this was not you please immediately call 02 8355 8255.'
The flight isn't real and the swindle only works if a person calls the provided number.
If someone calls the number it's answered by a scammer who will try to get their bank details and then rob them.
Australians are being warned about a new scam text message that appears to come from Qantas, but is really trying to steal their money. A Qantas employee is pictured
The racket could be tried several times to the same person, with slight changes to make it appear like it came from a bank or Qantas.
The Australian Competition Consumer Commission's Scamwatch urged people to be aware of the con so they don't fall for it.
