Suspicious Postal Vote Application Letters - 15/4/22
With election day looming around the corner, many people have reported receiving letters from the Labor and Liberal parties pertaining to postal votes. These letters are not official postal vote letters, they are designed for the Party to collect private/personal information under the guise of an application for postal vote.
From Pauline Hanson's One Nation: https://www.onenation.org.au/fake-postal-vote-apps
The Labor and Liberal parties are collecting your data with these fake 'Important Federal Election Postal Vote Information' mail-outs.
Inside is a letter from the major parties asking for you to fill out your private information on a Postal Vote Application Form.
Here's where they trick you!
The letter also contains a 'Reply Paid' envelope addressed to the Labor or Liberal party as shown in the image.
Don't fall for this scam!
They will harvest your private information and bombard you with electioneering rubbish in this and future elections.
SOLUTION — Grab some discarded rubbish or paper and send it back in the replied paid envelope.
Not only will it send a clear message that you don't want their rubbish but it will cost them to collect your garbage through their Reply Paid account.
If you have a genuine need to vote via the post, use the Australian Electoral Commissions website to apply.
What to do if you receive such a letter
If you receive this letter, please post an image of the envelope and the contents here on the Ghost Cabinet chat/discussion group. All redaction(s) of private information should be clearly distinguished from the contents of the letter or envelope.
In addition, please a complaint to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC); this is likely misleading and deceptive conduct.
If you decide to use it for garbage disposal purposes, please do not send any dangerous goods such as explosives, poisons, sharps, harmful substances, or any other item(s) that will likely cause harm or injury, or you face serious penalties including imprisonment.
What to do if you have already filled in the letter and sent it back
Contact the AEC immediately and advise them what has happened. Nobody has currently reported being in this situation, but some possible solutions are under consideration and investigation. If you have another solution, please don't be shy!
With election day looming around the corner, many people have reported receiving letters from the Labor and Liberal parties pertaining to postal votes. These letters are not official postal vote letters, they are designed for the Party to collect private/personal information under the guise of an application for postal vote.
From Pauline Hanson's One Nation: https://www.onenation.org.au/fake-postal-vote-apps
The Labor and Liberal parties are collecting your data with these fake 'Important Federal Election Postal Vote Information' mail-outs.
Inside is a letter from the major parties asking for you to fill out your private information on a Postal Vote Application Form.
Here's where they trick you!
The letter also contains a 'Reply Paid' envelope addressed to the Labor or Liberal party as shown in the image.
Don't fall for this scam!
They will harvest your private information and bombard you with electioneering rubbish in this and future elections.
SOLUTION — Grab some discarded rubbish or paper and send it back in the replied paid envelope.
Not only will it send a clear message that you don't want their rubbish but it will cost them to collect your garbage through their Reply Paid account.
If you have a genuine need to vote via the post, use the Australian Electoral Commissions website to apply.
What to do if you receive such a letter
If you receive this letter, please post an image of the envelope and the contents here on the Ghost Cabinet chat/discussion group. All redaction(s) of private information should be clearly distinguished from the contents of the letter or envelope.
In addition, please a complaint to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC); this is likely misleading and deceptive conduct.
If you decide to use it for garbage disposal purposes, please do not send any dangerous goods such as explosives, poisons, sharps, harmful substances, or any other item(s) that will likely cause harm or injury, or you face serious penalties including imprisonment.
What to do if you have already filled in the letter and sent it back
Contact the AEC immediately and advise them what has happened. Nobody has currently reported being in this situation, but some possible solutions are under consideration and investigation. If you have another solution, please don't be shy!
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
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The Labor and Liberal parties are collecting your data with these fake 'Important Federal Election Postal Vote Information' letters.
Inside is a letter from the major parties asking for you to fill out your private…
The Labor and Liberal parties are collecting your data with these fake 'Important Federal Election Postal Vote Information' letters.
Inside is a letter from the major parties asking for you to fill out your private…