It News reported:
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement that a 38-year-old man from Lurnea in Sydney’s south-west had been charged with “allegedly dealing with $3.5 million in proceeds of crime after a corporate email was fraudulently used to deceive the Northern Territory government.”
“The AFP will allege the man registered a business to closely resemble [a] legitimate contractor for the government agency and opened a bank account to receive the fraudulently obtained funds,” it said.
“The government agency then paid $3,583,363 to the fraudulent bank account believing it was linked to the legitimate ... company.”
Key point: Fraudster was a local man.
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement that a 38-year-old man from Lurnea in Sydney’s south-west had been charged with “allegedly dealing with $3.5 million in proceeds of crime after a corporate email was fraudulently used to deceive the Northern Territory government.”
“The AFP will allege the man registered a business to closely resemble [a] legitimate contractor for the government agency and opened a bank account to receive the fraudulently obtained funds,” it said.
“The government agency then paid $3,583,363 to the fraudulent bank account believing it was linked to the legitimate ... company.”
Key point: Fraudster was a local man.
Find the original article here.
Enroll in Training Sessions: Last Thursday of Every Month is Training on Frauds and New Scam Alerts and How to Combat