After enduring a devastating inferno that one local survived by hiding in an oven, the people of Balmoral never suspected there could be worse to come. There was.
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After enduring a devastating inferno that one local survived by hiding in an oven, the people of Balmoral never suspected there could be worse to come. There was.
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The newly-approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is slowly making its way across the US. But those eagerly waiting their turn need to beware of dangerous scams and misinformation about the vaccine's distribution.
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We unpacked a large cybercrime business network and found a group relying on business 101 tactics: VIP memberships, cheap trial offers and a customer base reluctant to spend.
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This scam, with a link to Fairfax County, is among the exploding number or such ruses carried out by people who claim to be police or federal agents.
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Australia has become a paradise for a new, aggressive form of short selling. And regulators' failure to act is costing investors billions.
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The Dover Heights woman who vanished on November 12 lived a high life of Aspen ski trips, expensive jewellery and million-dollar property investments.
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The Government has been focused on tackling three major scams this year. So what are they, what's being done about them and how can you protect yourself?
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Puppy prices have soared during the pandemic and so too have the number of scams targeting buyers, with the consumer watchdog reporting people have been swindled out of more than $1.6 million this year.
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Learn about the latest scams, how to spot them and how to protect yourself.
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When it comes to updating passwords, we are creatures of habit -- and change is hard.
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The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has launched its first public awareness campaign to warn Australians foreign spies are using social networking sites to cultivate and groom potential targets in espionage operations.
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With international borders closed and uncertainty about interstate travel, sales of caravans and motorhomes have been booming in Australia. But consumer watchdogs believe "increasingly good" scammers are taking advantage of the demand.
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The narratives and tactics Trump used to persuade people to trust him as a sole beacon of truth—amid a sea of corrupt, lying scientists and doctors—draw on those of cult leaders, self-proclaimed healers, and wellness charlatans as much as those of authoritarian demagogues. They have proved effective over centuries. In 1927, the British physician A. J. Clark lamented the proliferation of “quackery” in the medical profession. The term was once simply synonymous with fraud. “The fact that this term has come to signify, in popular usage, a pretender to medical knowledge indicates very clearly that there is something about the cure of disease that particularly attracts both delusion and imposture,” Clark wrote. That is, when we are sick or threatened by disease, we seem to be uniquely susceptible to scams.
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Highly respected former ASIC executive and Hayne royal commission adviser Pamela Hanrahan says the regulator did not do enough to stop scams by high-risk derivatives brokers that have cost customers hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Some of the operators in this industry have not just bet against their customers and won; they have rorted them out of cash on an industrial scale.
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During the worst recession Australia has seen in almost 100 years, most would think financial counsellors would be bombarded with calls. But they'd be wrong.
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Allegations of questionable credit practices, unclear funeral pricing and deceptive sales tactics have put five products and businesses in the firing line.
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Federal court upholds ruling that travel website promoted big-spending advertisers above cheapest options in results for hotel deals
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The Horses for Harmony charity claimed to be raising money to help people suffering with PTSD. Instead it was selling raffle tickets for a competition with no winner and now can't afford to repay those who bought tickets.
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An Australian citizen has been arrested in India in connection with a cryptocurrency scheme that allegedly duped hundreds of Australians and Indians of millions of dollars. The currency lost all its value after it came to light that it was a fake.
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In hindsight, she realises she should have been suspicious when two large sums of money were deposited into her bank account.
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The victim says she feels "sick" after being duped into handing over her inheritance.
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Help campus community members learn how to identify misinformation and disinformation campaigns and avoid falling victim to online hoaxes and scams.
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Tinder has made billions of dollars from people chasing love and sex. But a joint Four Corners and triple j Hack investigation finds the app fails to act on sexual assault complaints and lets rapists hide.
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During the pandemic, there have been fewer claims on private health insurance. So why are premiums going up?