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Edna Mary Mendes, 47, pleads guilty to Armidale business fraud in Armidale Local Court – 21 December 2019
A woman will be sentenced next year after pleading guilty to defrauding an Armidale business of almost $90,000. She admitted to increasing her wages and conducted numerous unauthorised EFTPOS transfers into her own accounts.
Ex-guide dogs boss avoids jail after stealing $200,000 to install a pool – 19 December 2018
A Melbourne man has avoided jail after defrauding a guide dogs charity of more than $200,000, so he could renovate his home and install a pool. He submitted false invoices to Guide Dogs Victoria (GDV), where he was a general manager, and misused the organisation’s corporate credit and fuel cards.
Police email scam and romance alert in the lead-up to Christmas – 19 December 2018
Councils, schools, regulatory authorities and businesses have been targeted in the south-west by scammers. Emails are hacked and cloned, usually with an invoice for payment sent out that appeared legitimate, but BSB and banking account details had usually been altered to a different account.
Macquarie raises the alarm about vehicle leasing fraud – 18 December 2018
Macquarie Group is circulating a memo warning about potential fraud, involving leasing brokers and their clients in retail banking, in relation to vehicle leasing. The bank also circulated a list of signs that brokers should use to detect inaccurate, or fraudulent, applications.
