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Crypto investment opportunities outright scams: ASIC

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2020
ASIC has reported an increase in investment scams during the COVID-19 pandemic, with most cryptocurrency "opportunities" in particular panning out to be outright scams. The corporate watchdog saw a 20% increase in scam reports from March to May this ...

Investment scams pry $126m from Aussie hands

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Australians lost $126 million to investment scams in 2019, with many fraudsters using 'celebrity' endorsements to rort investors. According to the latest figures coming out of the ACCC's Targeting Scams report, Australians were defrauded ...

SEC charges COVID-19 microcap scammers

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... risks that exist during this national emergency," "The SEC will continue to act quickly to protect investors from investment scams, including those seeking to capitalise on the COVID-19 crisis." The complaint has charged the defendants and the offshore ...

COVID-19 inspires pump and dump scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... through claims regarding products or services related to COVID-19." The SEC encouraged consumers to research pump and dump scams and the warning signs of investment fraud. In April 2020, the SEC issued a special alert to "main street investors" warning ...

Complaints abound during COVID-19: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... disputes." Untersteiner added AFCA also expects to see an increase in responsible lending complaints, disputes relating to scams, and a rise in business interruption insurance complaints, and additional complaints relating to early access to superannuation ...

Advisers involved in ERS scams: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... superannuation senior executive leader Jane Eccleston has written an article pointing to financial advisers as part of the problem in scams targeting people's super amid COVID-19. Eccleston said: "ASIC is concerned that some advisers may use the current ...

ERS paused as AFP investigates fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... attacks or these sorts of attempted fraud." Sukkar said the pause is to allow the ATO to help Australians not be the victim of scams. "It's very important to keep your identity, and keep your information with trusted sources, because if it gets into ...

AFP investigates ERS scams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Australian Federal Police are investigating a small number of scams in relation to the government's Early Release of Super scheme. The Australian Taxation Office said measures designed to protect the integrity of the early access to super scheme ...

Major regulatory efforts delayed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... fair and orderly operation of markets. Additionally, ASIC said it would "heighten" its support for consumers vulnerable to scams, and receiving poor advice, and added it would "identify other actions needed to support firms", including providing regulatory ...

Industry bodies work to ease regulatory burdens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... ASIC and Marshan says he is quite hopeful regulatory relief will be provided. However, the regulator is concerned about the scams that have been popping up around the early release of super. "If they do provide regulatory relief there will be some tight ...