This ASIC boss was scammed. She has a warning for you
When former Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chairwoman Karen Chester tried to buy shoes in a sale last month, she thought they would be a nice surprise for her daughters.
She did not expect them to be part of a scam, or that she and two friends, who are also executives, would fall victim to it.
An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that scam losses in the UK fell by half in 2023.
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