by admin | Jun 23, 2018 | News & Analysis
Police are warning Sydneysiders to be vigilant after uncovering a sophisticated mail fraud scam that netted more than $250,000 from 57 individuals and a number of corporate groups. The fraud was uncovered by Strike Force Deary earlier this month. The fraud syndicate...
by admin | Jun 22, 2018 | News & Analysis
Hackers stole $250,000 from the proceeds of a home sale while it was being settled on Australia’s new online property transfer system, owned by the big banks and state governments. The sophisticated criminals breached the new electronic property transfer system run...
by admin | Jun 22, 2018 | News & Analysis
As data released by the Fair Work Ombudsman shows, there is an increasing trend to name third parties like HR practitioners in claims for breach of the Fair Work Act. Developments in relation to labour hire licensing laws and proposed whistleblowing laws should also...
by admin | Jun 22, 2018 | News & Analysis
It is alleged that the chief executive of real estate development company Majella Group accepted $5 million from a Chinese entrepreneur, who sought to invest the money. Instead, Mr Monsour allegedly channelled the money into other investments, including a US ski...
by admin | Jun 21, 2018 | News & Analysis
A new take on a classic fraud, the overpayment scam catches cabbies out. Victoria Police did not comment but Scam Watch, run by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, reports 176 “overpayment scams” were recorded in May this year alone, costing Australian...
by admin | Jun 21, 2018 | News & Analysis
The former chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank has received a six-year prison sentence after his conviction for a €7.2bn fraud and false accounting at Ireland’s failed lender....
