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Therapist allegedly falsified records in ‘sophisticated’ NDIS fraud – 4 October 2020
Rehana Memon, an occupational therapist has faced court on allegations she falsified reports to obtain more than half a million dollars in an alleged “sophisticated” fraud scheme against the National Disability Insurance.
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Man arrested over ‘elaborate cyber scam’ that conned Real House Wives of Sydney star ‘out of $500,000’ – 4 October 2020
Real Housewives of Sydney star Krissy March has been conned out of $500,000 when she transferred the money for the property settlement of a $10m mansion. The Sydney man involved, allegedly used funds to buy a gold bullion and was arrested and charged.
Australian barrister embroiled in the US’s largest tax evasion case – 19 October 2020
It is alleged that a former NSW Police officer ’Evatt Tamine’, created a complex network of offshore companies and trusts and utilised false paper trails to help reclusive Texan billionaire Robert T. ‘Bob’ Brockman allegedly evade $US2 billion ($2.82b).
‘Don’t respond’: 8 million Aussies at risk of major bank scam – 3 October 2020
A new phishing scam tells ANZ bank customers that their internet banking service has been suspended for security reasons, and asks users to confirm their identity as part of the bank’s “security measures”. The cybercriminals harvest this data for later use.
