1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Mix one O four point nine dot com for all 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: the latest news and information Now three sixty with Katie Wolf. 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: Everyone is listening Mix one oh four point nine one 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: hundred percent. 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 2: You might recall on Monday morning if you were listening 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 2: to the show, we had a lot of people get 7 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 2: in contact with us about different scams and and well, 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: scammers really trying to pray upon Territorians at the moment. 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: And I don't know about you, but I've certainly received 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: an increase in the number of phone calls that I 11 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: am getting to my phone from numbers that I don't know, 12 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: and also from those with held numbers. Now, well, many 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: of us would have heard as well on Monday the 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: call that we had come through from the wonderful Barbara, 15 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 2: and she joins me in the studio right now, Barbara, 16 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: thank you so much for coming in today. 17 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 3: Oh that's all right. I really wanted to come me 18 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 3: in anyway, because I really wanted to thank the people 19 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 3: that rang in to you. There's a Randall yep from 20 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 3: the the Sign Sales. 21 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, that oh Randall was from dar and have 22 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: a Winge. And then dead was from the Sign Sales. 23 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 3: Oh okay, Oh I didn't I haven't got Tebbie's number, Louisa, Jody, Robin, 24 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 3: and Kezia. I often hear on here to hear with you. 25 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:24,559 Speaker 3: I'd like you people to know that at the moment, 26 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 3: I don't have anything. Everything was taken out of my bank. 27 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 3: So what you've done for me is I don't think 28 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 3: you could understand how what you've done for me is 29 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 3: done for me. It's just made me be able to 30 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 3: trust people more and there are good people out there, 31 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 3: because I was starting to forget that. So what you 32 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 3: did for me was absolutely I needed it. I needed 33 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 3: it so bad, So thank you so so much. 34 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 2: Well, Barbara. When they all started to call through on 35 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: Monday morning, I started crying, and I, you know, I 36 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: felt really emotional because I'd been really touched by your story. 37 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: I think that so many of us we don't actually 38 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: realize how lucky or how easy it is, you know, 39 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: to wind up in a situation where you are scammed 40 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 2: and it's through no fault of your own. And as 41 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 2: you'd told us about on Monday, these hackers were able 42 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 2: to get into your computer. They were then able to 43 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: get into your savings. Now we had just people messaging 44 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: and calling through immediately basically to say they wanted to 45 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 2: reach out and help you. And as you said, Randall 46 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: from dar and have a Winge that Facebook page, deb 47 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: from Top End sign Sales, Louisa, Kezia Puric, Jody from 48 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: Penny's Fancy Dress, as well as Robin. They all got 49 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 2: in contact and said that they wanted to make a 50 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 2: donation to you, or that they wanted to give you 51 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 2: a Col's voucher or really whatever helped you. And it 52 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: brought a tear to my eye because, like you said, 53 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: it actually shows you the goodness in territories. Sometimes we 54 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: forget that when we report on negative things and we 55 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 2: hear about these terrible situations like the one that you 56 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 2: were in, you must have been really happy or really 57 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: it must have warmed your heart. 58 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 3: It was just wonderful, because I honestly that when it happened. 59 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: That week after that, I couldn't even talk to my 60 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 3: family because I felt guilty. I felt guilty and ashamed 61 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 3: of what had happened and what I'd done, and my 62 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 3: doctor actually urged me to share with other people so 63 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 3: that they know. But I did get to the place 64 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 3: that I didn't want to be around anymore, and I 65 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 3: luckily I just got my senses together and said to myself, Barbara, 66 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 3: just ring beyond Blue, and I did that, and the 67 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 3: lady on there the suggestions she helped me really help. 68 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 2: And I'm so glad you did that. And I bet 69 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 2: that your family is so incredibly glad that you did 70 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 2: that as well, Barbara. And you know, it's really strong 71 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: of you to come in here and tell us that 72 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 2: and to be so raw and so honest, because you're 73 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 2: not alone in feeling that way when something like this happens. 74 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 2: And to anybody out there listening that has been in 75 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 2: a terrible situation similar to Barbara's, you're not alone, and 76 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: you are important and we do not want, you know, 77 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: anything bad to happen. So if you get in that situation, 78 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: do exactly as Barbara's done and reach out to be 79 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 2: on Blue, reach out to Lifeline. It's the best tack 80 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,119 Speaker 2: to take. But also remember that there are so many 81 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: great people in the territory and Barbara, I'm so pleased 82 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 2: that they jumped on board to give you a hand. 83 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 2: Are you Is that money going to help you sort 84 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 2: of just get back on track? 85 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 3: Definitely, definitely, Because right the week after it happened, my 86 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 3: registration was due on my car. So what I've been 87 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 3: doing ever since then is my whole pen has been 88 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: going towards bills. So I've hardly been eating and I 89 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 3: have to be really, really desperate to go to my family. 90 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 3: I'm a very independent and I'm seventy, and you know 91 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 3: my dignity. I still want to hold it. 92 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 2: And you deserve to. Well, Barbara, Well, no, We're so 93 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: grateful that you came on the show and shared your 94 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: story with everybody, because again, it is so important that 95 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 2: people know the links that scammers are going to, and 96 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 2: it's so important to share that message so that people 97 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 2: are aware that it can happen to any of us, 98 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 2: and it really can. So we're so grateful that you 99 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 2: shared your story. It was a really brave thing of 100 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 2: you to do. 101 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 3: Can I just because I probably won't talk to you 102 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 3: for a long time, it's not going to happen to 103 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 3: me again. But I do listen to your show and 104 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 3: probably what made me ring was your empathetic nature. And 105 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 3: you can hear it on the radio. You can hear it. 106 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 3: It comes out loud and clear, and you do have 107 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 3: empathy for other people. And do you know what, it's 108 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 3: one of the greatest things we've got is to be 109 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 3: able to listen to the program and keep up with 110 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 3: the news and know that when something like this happens, 111 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 3: I could feel you feeling for me, and yeah, it 112 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: did so much for me. 113 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 2: Oh, Barbara, thank you. That's such a kind thing to say, 114 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: and it's so greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for 115 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 2: saying that. Well, Barbara, let's make sure we do catch 116 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 2: up again soon. Hay, thank you so very much for 117 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: coming in this morning.