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Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... organised criminal groups behind them," according to the report. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said the highly sophisticated scams could be difficult for even experienced investors to identify. "ASIC has worked closely with Galilee members to better co-ordinate ...

ASIC charges against new wave of boiler room scams

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
ASIC has warned of the rising number of 'boiler room' investment scams after obtaining Supreme Court orders against one financial planning firm accused of defrauding 36 investors in excess of $350,000. Unlicensed financial planning business, Golden ...

ASIC, ACC crack investment scam

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... joint operation between law enforcement, regulatory and welfare agencies was established earlier this year to combat new scams targeting superannuation and retirement savings in Australia.

Gold Coast scam sees 20 investors lose $250,000

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... Commission have been helping ASIC with their inquiries, and are continuing to investigate a number of similar investment scams. The judge continued the ex-parte injunctions until the end of January, when the court will hear ASIC's application for final ...

Thirst for financial literacy on view

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... features useful tools like a budget planner, margin loan calculators and personal finance guides, warnings about investment scams. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer David Bradbury said 250,000 people had accessed the site since it was launched ...

SEC hunts BP oil spill scammers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... a quick buck out of the US' Gulf of Mexico oil spill debacle? Think again - the SEC is cracking down on oil spill stock scams targeting investors to chip money into false cleanup strategies. The oil spill in the US has heralded more than a serious environmental ...

ACCC sounds online fraud alarm

REGULATORY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Online scams continue to make up a large proportion of complaints to the ACCC - with online finance fraud growing in prominence, according to ACCC deputy chair, Peter Kell. During 2009, losses reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

FBI hunts down bank fraudsters

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... initiative prompted the FBI and Egyptian authorities to agree to pursue a joint investigation into the people behind the scams. Acting United States attorney George S. Cardona said the international phishing ring had a "significant" impact on two banking ...

Fin lit survey highlights deficit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, last year Australians lost nearly $1 billion falling victim to fraud and scams," said Mike Smith, ANZ chief executive. "Added to this, the current global financial turmoil highlights the importance of ...

Email scams on ASIC hitlist

... "There seems to be a scam created to trap just about everyone - from dodgy emails and text messages, to phishing, to lottery scams, to fake investment schemes, bogus medical cons, to the Nigerian letters, to fake employment and money laundering schemes ...