by admin | Sep 18, 2018 | News & Analysis
Fraudsters have found a new, innovative way to steal money. As data breaches proliferate, countless stolen identity credentials and other critical information are ending up in the hands of these fraudsters, who are then able to pose as legitimate users behind the...
by admin | Sep 17, 2018 | News & Analysis
Victims of an Adelaide woman who falsely claimed she had ovarian cancer to dupe hundreds of thousands of dollars out of friends and family have told of the devastating impacts it had on their finances and relationships. Kelly Val Smith was found guilty of four counts...
by admin | Sep 16, 2018 | News & Analysis
The major banks face years of rolling litigation and potentially billions of dollars in additional compensation out of the Hayne royal commission, as plaintiff law firms prepare a series of test cases over mortgage lending practices and regulators target other areas...
by admin | Sep 14, 2018 | News & Analysis
A 43-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested by NSW Police for orchestrating a $3 million business email compromise scam under the noses of authorities from within Villawood immigration detention centre. The arrests and raids coupled with the large amount of cash is a...
by admin | Sep 13, 2018 | News & Analysis
A former senior manager at Australia’s banking watchdog APRA is accused in a lawsuit of running an array of scams, including engineering sham payouts for his wife and ripping off the credit union that headhunted him as chief executive....
by admin | Sep 12, 2018 | News & Analysis
Bensons Property Group who was defrauded of nearly $1 million in a sophisticated email scam, is suing the Commonwealth Bank and ANZ to recover the money. The fraudsters sent a last-minute email saying there has been a change of bank account and directed payment to a...
