Crypto scams fleece Aussies of $321m this year
Already in 2022, Aussies have lost $321m to cryptocurrency scams including those falsely claiming Karl Stefanovic and Andrew Forrest have made a killing from bitcoin trading.
Already in 2022, Aussies have lost $321m to cryptocurrency scams including those falsely claiming Karl Stefanovic and Andrew Forrest have made a killing from bitcoin trading.
A lawyer preparing to represent homeowners affected by work on the nation’s biggest ever infrastructure project says he’s never seen such secrecy.
Experts are warning against agreed value car insurance policies, which can leave policyholders as much as $19,000 out of pocket.
After Qantas lost Corrinne Olsen’s bag, it gave her a toothbrush. Then it stung her $380 in excess luggage fees for the replacement items she bought before the bag turned up.
Wealth creation guru Dominique Grubisa told students to use Family Court data “to identify people in financial distress”. Now she’s in hot water with ASIC.
Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest is sick of people losing their life savings to fake ads on Facebook that make false claims about how he made his fortune.
Sydney’s A&M Group — aka Debt Negotiators — is accused of calling or texting the immediate family of a debtor 16 times in a bid to coerce payment.
Preparations are underway for a lawsuit representing investors in Chinese companies that have been delisted from the Australian stock market.
Teeth-aligner company SmileDirectClub has conceded it wasn’t straight with Australian customers, court documents reveal.
Those annoying fake texts that purport to be from government agencies are about to be deleted permanently. Find out how.
About 120 official complaints so far this year; more than double that in 2020. Now Tru Water and Fair Trading are set to face off in court.
More than 200 million scam calls targeting Aussies have been stopped this year. Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says don’t answer if you don’t know the number.
Sydney’s Stephen Thomson was badgered into buying an investment property he couldn’t afford, in breach of lending laws. Under a new $250m government scheme, he may finally be compensated.
Sydney man ‘David’ had nearly $50,000 stolen from his bank account by fraudsters using the fast-rising ‘SIM-swap’ scam. Now a government crackdown looms.
Travel agents facing legal disputes over trips kiboshed by Covid-19 have been advised to cite a new tribunal decision that’s gone against a NSW mother and daughter.
A Sydney woman logged 15 faults with her 2018 Mercedes-Benz coupe, which cost $165,000. An expert says the carmaker throws too many customers “under the bus.”
HEAVILY pregnant Sydney woman, Pamela Bonney, who says a police officer told her video showed her holding a phone while driving has won her nine-month legal fight.
Two electricity retailers are slashing prices for more than 100,000 customers. But an increase of $200 annually looms for another region.
Teeth-straightening colossus SmileDirectClub allegedly misled Aussie customers in claiming their aligners would be covered by health insurance.
After a Menulog courier stormed out of this couple’s Sydney restaurant, one-star reviews flooded in. Here is how they stopped the attack.
The Public Defender reader advocacy service is back with a $50,000 victory over Fiat — and shocking stories from other owners of Ducato vans.
The ACCC has found a third Australian was killed by a Takata airbag, raising questions about why there was not a coronial inquest.
A class action has been filed on behalf of thousands of homeowners in a sinking southwestern Sydney suburb, with tens of millions of dollars in damages being sought. See the pictures.
A new study says an alarming percentage of veggie gardens are laced with a toxic metal. Find out if your suburb is on the list.
Lead, which is terrible for adults and worse for kids, is finally about to be reduced in tap water we drink, in a move said to be worth $2 billion.
AUSTRALIANS who sell on eBay say they are being stitched up because the $45 billion online auction behemoth is biased towards buyers.
STEWART Robinson was driving his partner Natasha Hogan’s car when a woman in a rental car crashed into them. Even though they were not at fault, Ms Hogan did not have comprehensive insurance on her $14,000 vehicle — so she lost everything.
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JADE Thomas put all of her earnings from a cafe job towards a overseas high-school expedition. But when the destination changed, her request for a refund was turned down.
A SYDNEY man who accidentally purchased four flights to Tasmania a second time was denied a refund by the airline.
CHRISTINE Henderson was turned away by Etihad Airways because she had fractured her nose while waiting for a taxi to Sydney Airport.
THESE two mums are Public Defender’s consumer champions of 2016. They’re responsible for putting Samsung in a spin over dodgy washing machines.
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KAREN Hurley paid a rental car company extra to reduce the excess to zero if she had a crash. Then her nightmare started. We’ve ended it.
JODHI Meares is among the high-profile people with unclaimed money. Find out if you have missing cash and what you need to do before the end of the year, when the Government will grab $220m more.
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THE maximum fine for breaking consumer laws should be ramped up to 10 times the existing penalty, the Productivity Commission says.
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AN internal war at one of the state’s most complained about businesses has triggered legal action over the sacking of its Australian-based director.
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RACHEL Yeung paid Telstra $300 for an international mobile ‘travel pass’ before going overseas for a month. The pass didn’t work — but she was still hit with a $12,000 bill anyway.
WHILE up to 70,000 owners of dodgy Fords fume over a decision by their class action law firm to give up on pursuing refunds, one determined driver has motored to a big win.
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THE man who jagged a $34,000 engagement ring for $1100 has asked if the online retailer can make it faster. Meanwhile, the site has been shut down due to fear of a costly repeat.
PUBLIC DEFENDER: This top judge has had it with legal mumbo-jumbo, urging those who hear cases to help non-experts understand what’s going on.
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A SYDNEY-BASED diamond retailer says it will have to close down after mispricing a ring online.
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When Phil and Jillian Cousins’ son died not only were they burdened with grief, they were also lumped with years of maintaining his timeshare investment. Their only way out was an $18,000 lump sum.
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