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Calls for cigarette style warnings on high risk financial products – 17 November 2020
Warnings (like on cigarette packaging) on high-risk financial products to help consumers amid fresh signs of failures by regulators to crack down on dodgy trading schemes has been recommended.
Aussie BitConnect promoter charged over his involvement with alleged crypto scam – 17 November 2020
ASIC has announced the former Australian promoter of BitConnect (John Louis Anthony Bigatton) has been charged for his involvement in the folded cryptocurrency project that was accused of scamming millions out of investors. It is alleged that he provided unlicensed financial advice and conducted seminars at various locations around Australia.
Mum of seven allegedly led syndicate which made $800k from welfare fraud – 17 November 2020
Istarlin Hassan, a mother of seven has been charged with being at the centre of a web of scammers who made $800,000 from fake welfare claims and took money meant for people living with disabilities. It is alleged that the mother and four others, began a fraudulent family day care operation in 2014 to pilfer money from government childcare benefits, parenting payments and NDIS payments.
Elderly NSW man allegedly defrauded of $800,000 by carer and lawyer – 17 November 2020
The carer and the lawyer of an elderly NSW man have been charged over an elaborate scam that allegedly saw them alter his will and buy a house without his knowledge, allegedly defrauding him out of almost $1 million.
