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Man to face court on 20 theft charges, South Australia – 4 June 2020
A 51-year-old man was charged with 20 counts of theft. Police allege that he obtained money from the victims which was to be used for various high profile Adelaide events.
https://www.miragenews.com/man-to-face-court-on-20-theft-charges-south-australia/
Crypto-criminals have already stolen $1.4B in 2020 says CipherTrace – 2 June 2020
Research shows that fraudsters, malicious hackers and criminals have stolen $1.36 billion in cryptocurrency through the first five months of 2020. The biggest theft stemming from ‘Wotoken’- a Chinese multi-level marketing scheme. This highlights the need for closer regulation of cryptocurrency businesses.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-criminals-already-stolen-1-133352024.html
Warrnambool residents warned of phone scammers seeking personal banking details – 2 June 2020
Phone scammers in Warrnambool are calling ‘Customer Owned Banking Association’ customers and claiming to be from the ‘fraud department’, in order to get personal information that is used to steal their funds.
Corporate fraud on the rise as ASX 200’s bend focus to COVID-19 – 2 June 2020
According to a study by the ‘Big Four’ Accounting firms, Corporate Australia is more vulnerable than ever to fraud under Covid-19 conditions. Reduced financial controls, lack of segregation of functions, inability to verify receipt of goods are some of the reasons.
