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  1. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Crime gangs use bots to lure young men in sextortion scams
    By Matthew Ward Agius

    Criminal gangs continue to have Australian men and boys in their sights as targets for sexual extortion, with more than $200,000 defrauded from victims in one state.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/cri

    #ScamsandFraud #CyberCrime #SexualOffences #YoungPeople #CrimePrevention #MatthewWardAgius

    #scamsandfraud #cybercrime #sexualoffences #youngpeople #crimeprevention #matthewwardagius
  2. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Judge declares mistrial as sharp-eyed juror discovers evidence error
    By Conor Byrne

    Copies of evidence given to two jurors contained "irregular" redacted material deemed inadmissible in the trial of a Cape York Peninsula traditional owner accused of defrauding his community of mining royalties more than a decade ago.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/mis

    #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #ScamsandFraud #NativeTitle #ConorByrne

    #miningandmetalsindustry #courts #scamsandfraud #nativetitle #conorbyrne
  3. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    'Liar loans' leave property market open to criminal exploitation
    By Daniel Ziffer

    Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of property, largely in Sydney, has been bought by people who have submitted fake incomes statements and other fraudulent documents to support their borrowing.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/coo

    #Mortgages #ScamsandFraud #RealEstateIndustry #PropertyPrices #Banking #DanielZiffer

    #mortgages #scamsandfraud #realestateindustry #propertyprices #banking #danielziffer
  4. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Japan could be experiencing the dark side of the Pokémon obsession

    Pokémon cards have spawned into a multi-billion-dollar unregulated industry, which a lawyer fears could be used for money laundering, and its homeland is now considering clamping down.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/jap

    #Hobbies #OrganisedCrime #ScamsandFraud

    #hobbies #organisedcrime #scamsandfraud
  5. ABC Feeds @[email protected] ·

    Billionaire Andrew Forrest scores win against Meta in scam ads case
    By Blake Kagi

    A US Federal Court has ruled against the social media giant in an ongoing legal dispute with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, who is suing Meta over scam ads that feature his likeness without his permission.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/and

    #LawCrimeandJustice #MiningandMetalsIndustry #SocialMedia #ScamsandFraud #BlakeKagi

    #lawcrimeandjustice #miningandmetalsindustry #socialmedia #scamsandfraud #blakekagi
  6. Pyrzout :vm: @[email protected] ·

    Europol Raids Disrupt Black Axe Cybercrime Ring in Spain hackread.com/europol-black-axe #ScamsandFraud #Cybersecurity #RomanceScam #CyberCrime #BlackAxe #Europol #europe #Spain

    #scamsandfraud #cybersecurity #romancescam #cybercrime #blackaxe #europol
  7. Pyrzout :vm: @[email protected] ·

    $15 Billion Pig Butchering Scam Boss Chen Zhi Extradited to China hackread.com/pig-butchering-sc #ScamsandFraud #Cybersecurity #PigButchering #PrinceGroup #CyberCrime #Cambodia #ChenZhi #China #Fraud #Scam

    #scamsandfraud #cybersecurity #pigbutchering #princegroup #cybercrime #cambodia
  8. Pyrzout :vm: @[email protected] ·

    Ghanaian Nationals Extradited to US Over $100M, BEC, Romance Scams – Source:hackread.com ciso2ciso.com/ghanaian-nationa #1CyberSecurityNewsPost #CyberSecurityNews #cybersecurity #ScamsandFraud #RomanceScam #CyberCrime #Hackread #Fraud #Ghana #BEC

    #1cybersecuritynewspost #cybersecuritynews #cybersecurity #scamsandfraud #romancescam #cybercrime