scams
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Current Trial Plutus Payroll Tax Fraud * The biggest tax fraud in Australia's history
The Plutus Payroll case was a payroll tax scam to divert PAYG withholding owed to the ATO. In this case, the operators of the scam took control of Plutus Payroll and its legitimate client base. The clients, outsourcing their payroll, would transfer funds to Plutus to pay the wages and salaries... -
Current Optus Hack *Ransom Threat
You’ve probably heard that Optus has suffered a massive data breach, with hackers potentially gaining access to the personal information of millions of Australian customers. It’s one of the largest data breaches in Australia history, and the telco has confirmed that up to 9.8 million customers... -
Current Founder of crypto exchange Thodex has fled with $2.6B of investors assets
Out of Turkey but might be interesting to see how long Ozer can last and how it's eventually resolved. Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation after the Istanbul-based founder of a cryptocurrency exchange shut down his site and fled the country with a reported $US2 billion ($2.6... -
Current Bushfires crime
It might be too early to see insurance fraud yet but after big fires there's history of some who get caught making false claims. These looters have been refused bail. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-12/alleged-nsw-bushfire-looters-refused-bail/11861070 The Australian Competition and...
