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Scammers Stole $634 Million From Aussies in 2019 — Here’s How to Protect Yourself – 6 July 2020
Last year, Australians reported more than A$634 million was lost to scammers, a significant jump from $489.7 million the year before. Article discuss why fraud is so successful, how social and psychological techniques are used to deceive victims and how to defend yourself from fraud.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2020/07/06/online-fraud-cost-australia/
Prosecutors drop 42 charges against Australian tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle – 3 July 2020
Richard Boyle, the former tax office employee turned whistleblower, who lifted the lid on aggressive and unfair targeting of taxpayers, has had 42 charges against him dropped, however prosecutors will proceed with the remaining 24 charges.
NSW GP charged in medical certificate scam – 3 July 2020
A doctor and the 46-year-old man were arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into compulsory third party insurance fraud syndicates. False medical certificates were being submitted to universities in suspected attempts to avoid fees under the NSW government’s student visa training scheme.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/syd-gp-charged-medical-certificate-scam-172037432–spt.html
Protecting Australians from mobile porting scams – 3 July 2020
In May 2020, the Government announced the success of the testing of the mobile phone porting standard. The standard makes it mandatory for stronger identity checking, including multifactor authentication – to safeguard against mobile numbers being fraudulently ported or transferred.
https://www.miragenews.com/protecting-australians-from-mobile-porting-scams/
