Warning over 'dial 1' phone scam in Australia
Scamwatch posted a tweet today saying people had been receiving phone calls with automated messages that pretended to inform the listener of a problem.
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Pinjarra, Western Australia
Australia
Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, 82 kilometres from the state capital, Perth and 21 kilometres south-east of the coastal city of Mandurah. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2016 census, Pinjarra had a population of 4910.Pinjarra is an area rich in history, and is the home town of a former State Premier - Sir Ross McLarty. It is near the site of the Pinjarra massacre,... Show more where between 14 and 80 Noongar people were killed by British colonists in 1834.
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