Bank fraud: how to avoid losing your savings
Five victims outline how their funds were taken by sophisticated impersonation fraudsters and why they feel abandoned by their banks.
Source: afr.com
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Moves and changes: design industry news
All the latest moves and changes across the design industry.
Source: designweek.co.uk
Mercedes Australia: Geelong couple spent $139,000 on a new car but got scammed; now face counterclaim
A couple suing Mercedes after they lost their money to hackers could end up paying for the luxury SUV twice after the carmaker filed a counterclaim.
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Source: watoday.com.au
NSW homebuyers lose $275,000 in invoice scam after purchasing Blue Mountains property
A NSW couple have lost close to $275,000 in an elaborate scam after receiving an email from someone they believed to be their conveyancer requesting they settle the amount for their first home.
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Source: dailymail.co.uk
Scam warning as man recalls losing £227,000 in email scam - 'there was no warning!' | Personal Finance | Finance
Elvins and his wife had fallen victim to a payment redirection scam.
Source: express.co.uk
Gone in two transfers: the email scam that cost Australian homebuyers their life savings
NSW residents Simon Elvins and his wife lost nearly $250,000 to a payment redirection scam – and they are not alone
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Source: theguardian.com