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CSIRO contractor in crypto scam – 21 September 2020
A CSIRO contractor has been sentenced over fraudulent behaviour, after he used the organisation’s servers and supercomputers to carry out cryptocurrency mining. The AFP found he had used CSIRO technology to mine an estimated $9400 in cryptocurrency.
https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/csiro-contractor-in-crypto-scam-173682077
Australians lose $300,000 in rental scams during COVID – 21 September 2020
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch has received 560 reports of rental scams so far this year. This is a 56% increase as scammers target people looking for a rental property during COVID by offering fake properties and tricking people into transferring money without inspecting the property.
https://www.savings.com.au/home-loans/australians-lose-300-000-in-rental-scams-during-covid
Brisbane school principal charged with fraud and misconduct – 17 September 2020
John Leonard Webster, a former Wellers Hill State School principal has been charged with 35 serious criminal offences following a Crime and Corruption Commission investigation. It is suspected that he misused his Education Department-issued corporate credit card and dishonestly obtained money relating to school activities.
Corrupt cop jailed for four years for 18-month fraud spree – 16 September 2020
Rosa Catherine Ross, a disgraced Victoria Police sergeant has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after she pleaded guilty to 10 fraud offences, including deceiving locksmiths, to dishonestly obtain six properties.
