Website owners across Australia are reporting a fake message being sent via their website contact form about Visual Impairment and visibility discrimination.
If you receive this message, please ignore it as it is not genuine. It is a very new hoax and the intention behind it is unknown right now, but you can safely ignore it.
There are several threads about it on whirlpool: https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2778661 and https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2778242
The content of the email follows.
From: Amy Wilson
Email: amywil.1976@gmail.com
Phone: 0000000000
Message: Hello,I deal with visual impairment and I am having issues navigating and reading content on your website. It is also not compatible with screenreader at all.
I am surprised your site is not compliant with disability discrimination act and other laws.I can provide more details about the problems I am having. Do you have a liason for people with disability or communication/web team who can help further? Can you please share the email address of the person who can help me with this.I appreciate any help you can offer. Thank youBest
Amy Wilson