Regulation

Alleged money mule laundered $176k from fraudulent emails

Melbourne man has been charged by an AFP taskforce with chanelling the proceeds of cyber crime.

25 July 2023 • By Philip King

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Regulation

‘Pivotal’ Plutus Payroll fraud figure jailed for 14 years

Accountant and lawyer Dev Menon abused his position to benefit criminals, NSW Supreme Court hears.

04 July 2023 • By Naomi Neilson

Business

National Anti-Scam Centre to launch investment fraud task force

The ‘fusion cell’ will be led by the ACCC and ASIC and include representatives from the banks, telecommunications and...

04 July 2023 • By Josh Needs

Business

Fraud attacks on firms more than double as EOFY approaches

Customer data obtained from previous high-profile hacks such as Optus and Medibank are being used to drive the...

21 June 2023 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

Second member of $105m fraud syndicate sentenced to 9 years

Plutus payroll tax conspirator who controlled key bank accounts gets long jail term.

09 May 2023 • By Philip King

Regulation

Woman gets 8 years’ jail for role in $105m payroll fraud

Court sentences the daughter of a former ATO deputy commissioner for central part in conspiracy while her brother...

02 May 2023 • By Philip King

Regulation

Melbourne director jailed for $1m investment fraud

Air-conditioning inventor falsely claimed BHP as a customer to con money from investors.

20 April 2023 • By Philip King

Regulation

Fraudulent SME business insurer sentenced to nearly three years in jail

The dishonest actor obtained almost $100,000 by providing invalid insurance to small businesses.

04 April 2023 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

Two jailed for separate multi-million dollar tax fraud schemes

Joint ATO-AFP taskforce results in prison for fake BAS lodgements and the first jail term for alleged members of an...

03 April 2023 • By Philip King

Tax

Three men found guilty over watershed $105m tax fraud

The verdicts come after a six-year investigation by the AFP and ATO, plus an eight-month trial.

09 March 2023 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

Former accountant gets six years’ jail for $2.8m tax fraud

The court also orders repayment of $2.6 million for false income returns and BAS over three years.

23 February 2023 • By Philip King

Tax

TPB bans tax agent for five years over fraudulent grants

The agent falsified statements to support the inappropriate applications for grants.

21 February 2023 • By Josh Needs

Tax

‘Many more arrests to come’ over billions in GST fraud

The ATO and AFP say they have acted against more than 53,000 people and prevented almost $2.5 billion in wrongful...

17 February 2023 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

ASIC to target environmental frauds in wider agenda

After achieving $76.3 million in civil penalties in the second half of last year, the commission has expanded its...

16 February 2023 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

Melbourne identity fraudster jailed for stealing $3.3m

Personal details from the dark web were used to set up bank accounts that siphoned money from the unwitting victims.

20 December 2022 • By Keeli Cambourne

Business

ASIC’s top 10 ways to sniff out fraud before it’s too late

Cryptocurrency scams cost a record $701 million last year and is rising fast, says the regulator.

09 November 2022 • By Keonia Swift

Technology

Protect against credit card fraud or pay the price, retailers told

“Chargeback fraud” leaves merchants on the hook for whatever gets stolen, says security specialist.

17 October 2022 • By Josh Needs

Regulation

TPB deregisters tax agent after fraud conviction

The agent gave false information in an attempt to obtain a $1.16 million loan and failed to disclose his sentence to...

30 September 2022 • By Josh Needs