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Whistleblowers rewarded US $570k

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... the same activity that resulted in Jordan Belfort being investigated by the SEC. Though in Belfort's case, he was running a scam through a high-pressure call centre.

Super funds raise scam concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
Fraudsters have wasted no time in using the government's new early release of super initiative as an opportunity to swipe the retirement savings of unsuspecting Australians. Intrust Super has warned its members of the risk they will be targeted ...

Florida fraudster swindles investors out of $60 million

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
A Florida-based investment adviser scammed at least 30 investors out of $60 million (US$39 million), and put the funds straight into his own pocket. The Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen assets and obtained other emergency relief against ...

Accountant convicted in fee no service scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
A Melbourne-based accountant has been sentenced in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to two charges of making false or misleading statements. The court found Jason Cullen, an accountant employed by an accounting and financial advisory ...

Short seller bites the dust

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
An activist short seller that accused an ASX-listed agricultural fund of running "scams" was dealt a blow in a Supreme Court judgment handed down yesterday. Texas-based Bonitas Research previously alleged Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF) was overstating ...

Amish community scammed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
An alleged fraudulent investment scheme has targeted the Amish community in the US, with the Securities and Exchange Commission now bringing charges. The SEC's complaint alleges Philip Riehl provided accounting services to Amish and Mennonite communities ...

Millions up in smoke in cannabis scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
Investors promised great returns through a marijuana company have lost it all, as it's alleged the owner - a US film producer - spent the money on a yacht and several luxury cars. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against Guy ...

Superannuation scammer to face court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
The South Australian Police has arrested an SMSF investment manager who will today face the court with charges for 69 counts of deceptions. The 33-year-old man from Hills was arrested by police on Wednesday following a cybercrime investigation. It is ...

ATO issue SMSF scam warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
The Australian Tax Office has issued a warning against promoters of illegal self-managed superannuation schemes. The ATO is reminding consumers that SMSF schemes promising to allow you to withdraw super early can be illegal. "You can only access your ...

Pensioners lose decades of savings in 24 hours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
New analysis out of the UK has found that the average amount pension scam victims lost in 2018 amounts to 22 years of savings. As part of a campaign called ScamSmart, the UK Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator have revealed £82,000 ...