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Sydney scammers allegedly stole more than $90k with texts and calls threatening arrest – 5 February 2021
Two men will face court after allegedly scamming people out of more than $90,000, including by threatening people with arrest by text.
Banking royal commission recommendations flounder, two years on – 4 February 2021
The final report of the Banking Royal Commission was released two years ago. It exposed a culture of rapacious greed, of profits and shareholders being put before customers and the law. Of its 76 recommendations, only about one-third have come into law
Charges laid over $1.1m sport club fraud – 3 February 2021
The financial officer of a southern NSW sports club has allegedly diverted more than $1.1 million from the club into offshore bank accounts, prompting fraud charges.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7110919/charges-laid-over-11m-sport-club-fraud/?cs=14264
BOQ tries to pin BEC blame on a branch manager – 3 February 2021
Bank of Queensland was found to have unfairly dismissed a branch manager who fell for a business email compromise (BEC)-like scam that cost the bank $30,000.
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/boq-tries-to-pin-bec-blame-on-a-branch-manager-560557
