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BitConnect bust: Australian man whose wife went missing at centre of ASIC sting – 5 January 2019
An Australian promoter of an alleged $US2.6 billion ($3.7 billion) cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme / BitConnect (whose wife went missing last year) has had his assets frozen and been hit with a travel ban as part of an investigation by international authorities.
Ex-bankers accused of $2.8b Africa fraud – 4 January 2019
Three former Credit Suisse bankers have been arrested on London on US charges they conspired with Mozambique’s finance minister in a $2.8 billion fraud scheme.
Automotive Holdings defrauded in elaborate $3.2m catfish ploy – 3 January 2019
Article explains an elaborate fraud against Automotive Holdings Group, for $3.2 million. The accused “Mr Prindle” used a vulnerable woman in the “catfishing” fraud.
https://www.afr.com/news/automotive-holdings-defrauded-in-elaborate-catfish-ploy-20190103-h19o4r
Call to ban secret recording of private conversations – 3 January 2019
There are gaps in the state’s rules governing surveillance devices and privacy, the Queensland Law Reform Commission has argued while calling for a ban on secretly recording private conversations.
