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| City: | Newcastle |
| State: | Australia, Christmas Island and Coconut Island |
| Latitude: | -32.9271500 |
| Longitude: | 151.7764700 |
| Time zone: | Australia/Sydney (GMT +11) |
| Population: | 308,308 |
| The Newcastle /ˈnjuːˌkaːsəl/ metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas. It is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council. 162 kilometres (101 mi) NNE of Sydney, at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. Famous for its coal, Newcastle is the largest coal exporting… Wikipedia » | |
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| Latest rating: | Jan 25, 2019 Add comment |
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Unsafe Jan 25, 2019 00
Called my mobile. An automated voice (to start with) which claimed to be PayPal, said it was regarding a transaction and I was being put through to a support engineer and to stay on the line by my PC. Then a Filipino sounding male came on the line said he was PayPal Support and there was transaction of $879- on eBay which appeared to be fraudulent, most likely as a result of clicking on an advertisement. He asked me to start my computer up and advise him when it was started so he could take control and fix the infection. By which time I had terminated the call.
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