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Counterfeiters are printing fewer notes but they are better quality – 22 March 2019
Australia has comparatively high counterfeit rates for a smallish, largely domestically exchanged currency. With 40% of counterfeit notes being regarded as good to excellent quality fakes and technology advances, this is not expected to decline.
Accountants Hate Him: Man Admits to Tricking Google and Facebook in $169 Million Scam – 22 March 2019
Mr Evaldas Rimasauskas faces up to 30 years in prison after admitting to his role in a scheme that duped Google and Facebook out of $169 million, by creating fake email addresses.
3 Factors Behind Declining Trading Volumes in Cryptocurrency Exchanges – 22 March 2019
Cryptocurrencies are increasingly playing a critical role in the financial market. Article describes how their success will be determined by key factors, including active governance, adoption rates and price stability.
http://cryptotechnews.co/news/3-factors-behind-declining-trading-volumes-cryptocurrency-exchanges/
This email subject line could well be a business scam – 22 March 2019
Research shows that Australian businesses are no longer being targeted via malicious attachments on email accounts. Instead human language (such as “follow up”, “are you at your desk” etc) is being used and there’s no indication that it’s spam or malicious.
