CEO tells how he almost transferred $25m to scammers
Lucy DeanWealth reporter
When John*, a 51-year-old Australian businessman, received a phone call on a regular Wednesday in January, he didn’t realise how close he was about to come to losing $25 million.
The caller was purportedly a man named Keith Granville, who said he was HSBC’s head of fixed income. He wanted to offer John term deposit rates that were far more competitive than he was receiving with his existing bank, NAB.
Loading...
Lucy Dean writes about wealth management, personal finance, lifestyle and leisure, based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney newsroom. Connect with Lucy on Twitter. Email Lucy at l.dean@afr.com
Subscribe to gift this article
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Introducing your Newsfeed
Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
Find out moreRead More
Latest In Personal finance
Fetching latest articles