Tag: fraud

More than $70-million was lost to scammers in first half of the year, with the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies playing a big role.

Accused is alleged to be part of a criminal syndicate that used labour hire and payroll companies to defraud the Commonwealth.

SA man defrauded Commonwealth fuel credit schemes of almost $4-million using complex system of false identities and fraudulent claims.

2020 was the ‘year of the big scam’ for Australians as con-artists saw their opportunity while the pandemic raged.

Although she has never been a volunteer firefighter, she was able to claim large sums intended to help out-of-pocket Black Summer volunteers.

Almost 100 known scam attempts of this kind so far this year in Western Australia. One victim lost $60,000.

Fraudsters stole the identity of Australia’s military head to scam unsuspecting women out of money through cyber romances.

Sympathetic voters have come to the aid of embattled former Labor MP and union boss Craig Thomson