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.
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WestConnex class action lawyer says ‘something being hidden’
A lawyer preparing to represent homeowners affected by work on the nation’s biggest ever infrastructure project says he’s never seen such secrecy.
How car insurance could leave you $19K out of pocket
Experts are warning against agreed value car insurance policies, which can leave policyholders as much as $19,000 out of pocket.
Qantas loses luggage, charges $380 to bring new items home
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.
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Wealth guru with ‘habit for not telling the truth’ banned
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.
Twiggy Forrest v Facebook over false fortune claim
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.
ASIC sues Debt Negotiators over textual harassment
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.
Class action looms over ASX disasters from China
Preparations are underway for a lawsuit representing investors in Chinese companies that have been delisted from the Australian stock market.
Teeth-straightening giant admits misleading Aussie customers
Teeth-aligner company SmileDirectClub has conceded it wasn’t straight with Australian customers, court documents reveal.
How to stop fake ATO, Medicare texts
Those annoying fake texts that purport to be from government agencies are about to be deleted permanently. Find out how.
NSW business racks up 600 complaints in six years
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.
‘Don’t answer the call if you don’t know the number’
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.
$250m ‘last resort’ compo for loan victims
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.
Phone users lose thousands in ‘SIM-swap’ scams
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.
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