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Alleged ringleader refused bail over $10m car fraud

Alleged ringleader refused bail over $10m car fraud

The alleged leader of a group that targeted financing companies in a $10 million scam has faced court.

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Friends fined for dodgy Australian of the Year bets

Two high school friends have been slapped with fines after they illegally used insider information to bet on the Australian of the Year awards.

Tech giants who fail to protect scam victims in strife

Tech giants who fail to protect scam victims in strife

Tech giants who fail to protect scam victims in strife

Tech giants who fail to protect scam victims in strife

Tech giants, banks and telcos could soon be fined up to $50 million for failing to protect scam victims.

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Duo charged over $20 million vineyard fraud scam

Duo charged over $20 million vineyard fraud scam

Police have charged two men in regional Victoria as part of a lengthy investigation into a $20 million fraud scam.

Wanted $10m fraudster strolls into court after no-show

Wanted $10m fraudster strolls into court after no-show

A construction boss found guilty over a plan to defraud the tax office of more than $10 million is back in custody for the start of a "significant" jail stint.

Scams target children on social media amid age debate

Scams target children on social media amid age debate

A survey of parents and their teenage children has highlighted the prevalence of scams online amid a debate over minimum age limits for social media platforms.

Construction boss guilty of $10m fraud in marathon case

Construction boss guilty of $10m fraud in marathon case

A Sydney construction boss and four others have been found guilty of a conspiracy to defraud the tax office of more than $10 million over two years.

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Jury mulls $13m tax fraud after crime proceeds verdicts

Jury mulls $13m tax fraud after crime proceeds verdicts

Jury mulls $13m tax fraud after crime proceeds verdicts

Jury mulls $13m tax fraud after crime proceeds verdicts

A jury is still grappling with conspiracy charges in a $13 million tax fraud despite finding a construction boss and others guilty of dealing with dirty money.

'Reprehensible': head of $180m Ponzi scheme jailed

'Reprehensible': head of $180m Ponzi scheme jailed

'Reprehensible': head of $180m Ponzi scheme jailed

'Reprehensible': head of $180m Ponzi scheme jailed

A man who ripped off hundreds of investors to fund his gambling and taste for luxury living has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars.

Developer forced to repay $11m 'washed' in tax fraud

Developer forced to repay $11m 'washed' in tax fraud

Developer forced to repay $11m 'washed' in tax fraud

Developer forced to repay $11m 'washed' in tax fraud

The liquidators of Plutus Payroll will recoup over $11 million sent to a blackmailer threatening to expose what is now known as Australia's biggest tax fraud.

Alleged expenses scandal stings health union boss

Alleged expenses scandal stings health union boss

Alleged expenses scandal stings health union boss

Alleged expenses scandal stings health union boss

Legal action has been launched against Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar, with other union officials also mentioned in the Fair Work Commission lawsuit.

Jail for greedy fraudsters who rorted COVID scheme

Jail for greedy fraudsters who rorted COVID scheme

Jail for greedy fraudsters who rorted COVID scheme

Jail for greedy fraudsters who rorted COVID scheme

Two men have been jailed for using false identities to rort a COVID-19 small business grant scheme of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Accused fraudsters 'sold luxury cars that don't exist'

Accused fraudsters 'sold luxury cars that don't exist'

Accused fraudsters 'sold luxury cars that don't exist'

Accused fraudsters 'sold luxury cars that don't exist'

Detectives have charged two people and seized $200,000 worth of wine as part of an investigation into a criminal syndicate targeting an automotive group.

Lack of understanding behind $10m crypto cash splash

Lack of understanding behind $10m crypto cash splash

Lack of understanding behind $10m crypto cash splash

Lack of understanding behind $10m crypto cash splash

A man's cognitive limitations is partly blamed for a flurry of cash splashes after being mistakenly refunded more than $10 million from a crypto website.

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Hawks racism report author accused of stealing $779k

The author of Hawthorn's damning report into racism, Phil Egan, is accused of fleecing almost $800,000 from an Indigenous organisation he worked for.

Caddick's fraud victims get compensation, more to flow

Melissa Caddick's fraud victims have only recovered a fraction of the $23 million she swindled from them in a Ponzi scheme.

Money launderers jailed over $63 million operation

Two men have been jailed for at least three years for their involvement in a multi-million dollar money laundering operation.

Myanmar refugee in Melbourne saving scam gangs' slaves

A Myanmar refugee in Melbourne who rescues migrant workers enslaved in scam schemes operated by Chinese mafia says Australia is seen as prime duping territory.

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Scams help push financial complaints to record levels

Financial complaints have reached a record high after disputes to the ombudsman service went up a further nine per cent to more than 105,000 in 2023/24.

Ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon to fight fake merch charges

Former player manager Ricky Nixon is accused of obtaining property by deception through the sale of fraudulent AFL memorabilia.

Marathon $13m fraud trial nears end as verdicts weighed

After hearing more than five months of evidence about an alleged $13 million tax fraud headed by a Sydney construction boss, a jury will consider its verdicts.

Ex-deputy mayor jailed for theft from Aboriginal trust

An ex-deputy mayor has been sentenced to more than five years imprisonment for stealing $2.9 million from the Yugunga-Nya People's Trust while he was trustee.

'You will be identified': text message fraud crackdown

Police are warning criminals they will be caught after six arrests and the seizure of many illegal SIM boxes used to send scam messages to defraud Australians.

'Fall from grace' as paralegal jailed over $1.5m fraud

A former paralegal will never work in a law firm again after she "obliterated" her professional reputation stealing more than $1.5 million from her employer.

Money launderer jailed for role in $160m cyber scam

A Chinese national has to spend more time behind bars in Australia after being sentenced for his role in a crime syndicate that scammed $161 million globally.

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