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Multiple arrests over $3m immigration detention email compromise scam – 14 September 2018

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...

Ex-APRA manager accused of rorting credit union while pocketing six-figure salary, court documents reveal – 13 September 2018

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....

Bensons sues banks over $1m email fraud – 12 September 2018

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...

Tech companies issue warning over government’s surveillance bill – 11 September 2018

by admin | Sep 11, 2018 | News & Analysis

Some of the world’s biggest technology companies have warned that a draft government bill intended to counter the use of encryption by criminals and terrorist groups could instead undermine user safety....

The Facilitator: how a dirty accountant washed millions for crime ring – 10 September 2018

by admin | Sep 10, 2018 | News & Analysis

Article tells how proceeds of drug crime and ATO fraud was investigated by policy using money trails and phone intercepts. Drugs in kite surfing bag were also seized at the airport and $5m hidden in a home. Several accountants and lawyers involved in the criminal...

‘How could this happen?’: students embroiled in school fee scam – 9 September 2018

by admin | Sep 9, 2018 | News & Analysis

In a shocking breach of trust and responsibility, several international students transferred money into Kate Choi’s bank accounts, thinking they were paying tuition fees. They’d hired Choi to help them navigate Australia’s education system....
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