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Gaming channel hacked: scammers pose as Coinbase to steal Bitcoin – 19 February 2020
Neebs Gaming, which has currently has 1.88 million subscribers on YouTube was hacked over the weekend and rebranded to pose as a Coinbase channel in order to scam viewers. It is estimated that roughly AUD $35,874 was stolen.
http://micky.com.au/gaming-channel-hacked-scammers-pose-as-coinbase-to-steal-bitcoin/
Money laundering is big business in Australia – 19 February 2020
Article explains why Australian authorities needs to do more to stop money laundering and tax avoidance. Austrac identified that criminals are targeting the Australian business sector to launder money relating to a range of offences including tax fraud, drug trafficking, tobacco smuggling, people smuggling, and advance fee fraud.
https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/february/money-laundering-is-big-business-in-australia
Google AdSense ads targeted in new Bitcoin extortion scam – 18 February 2020
A new Bitcoin extortion scam is targeting website owners and threatening to shut down their Google AdSense ads by flooding them with junk traffic unless they pay up.
http://micky.com.au/google-adsense-ads-targeted-in-new-bitcoin-extortion-scam/
The multi-million-dollar ‘dummy director’ scam using vulnerable Australians to rip off the tax office – 18 February 2020
The ABC has uncovered a multi-million-dollar scam that targets vulnerable Australians. The scheme exploits the homeless and people addicted to drugs and alcohol and turns them into company directors. Companies use the ‘dummy directors’ to rip off creditors and avoid paying huge bills to the tax office.
http://abc.net.au/news/2020-02-14/vulnerable-australians-targeted-in-huge-tax-evasion-scam/11785194
