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Maharashtra Firm Owners Accused Of Rs 3 Crore Fraud Promising Overseas Education And Jobs
The accused offered to provide admission to the two children of the doctor in the universities of Germany and Australia and get good jobs for the complainant and his wife in the medical field overseas.
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Australia Woman Arrested For Faking Own Death To Claim Nearly $500,000 Insurance Payout
An Australian woman who owns a gym faked her own death to claim a nearly $500,000 insurance payout as part of an elaborate scheme where she posed as her partner.
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Australian Woman Uses Dead Helicopter Pilot's Identity To Avoid Traffic Fine, Charged With Fraud
She used information from the pilot's death notice to nominate him as the driver of her vehicle
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"Grateful Adani Group Has Shown Faith In Australia": Ex PM Tony Abbott
Australia's former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed allegations of fraud by US based short seller Hindenburg Research against the Adani group as just that, allegations.
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'Hi Mum': All You Need to Know About Scam That Has Caused Australians To Lose Over Rs 57 Crore
The modus operandi includes the fraudster posing as a family member claiming they need help, and convincing people to send them money.
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Australia Announces Tougher Fines for Data Breaches Following Recent Cyberattacks
Australia on Saturday proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers’ personal data after two major cybersecurity breaches left millions vulnerable to criminals. The penalties for serious breaches of the Privacy Act would increase from AUD 2.2 million (nearly Rs. 11 crore) now to AUD 50 million (nearly Rs....
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Indian-Origin Man Faces Trial in Australia Over Cryptocurrency Bungle
An Indian-origin Sikh man and his Malaysian partner who mistakenly received USD 10.4 million from a cryptocurrency company following an administrative bungle in Bulgaria is facing a trial in Australia.
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Cryptocurrency Scam Involving $22 Million Uncovered in UK, Victims Spread Across the World
Cryptocurrencies worth $22.2 million (roughly Rs. 165 crores) have been seized by the UK police after a global fraud scheme was unearthed. They have found USB sticks containing large quantities of Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world after Bitcoin. The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the scheme cheated people from the UK, U...
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Google to Pay EUR 1.1-Million Fine Over Hotel Ranking Practices, French Finance Ministry Says
Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a EUR 1.1-million (roughly Rs. 10 crore) fine after a probe found that Google's hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers, France's finance ministry and fraud watchdog said.
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Australia Deputy Tax Chief, Son Embroiled In $164 Million Fraud
Top Australia tax official Michael Cranston, son Adam and daughter accused of massive fraud syndicate, while nine people arrested during raids across New South Wales in $165 million case
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Indian Charged For Impersonating A Doctor For 11 Years In Australia
An Indian man in Australia has been accused of impersonating a doctor and working in various hospitals for more than a decade with the immigration minister terming the case as a "big failing of the system".
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Online Trading Scam: Company Had Planned Australia Tour For Distributors
An accused in the Rs 3700 crore online trading fraud case has told the police that his company had planned a tour of Australia for 150 distributors which also included sky-diving, officials said today.
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Australia Sues Volkswagen Over Alleged Emissions Fraud
The Australian consumer watchdog on Thursday said it sued the Australian arm of world No. 2 carmaker Volkswagen AG for intentionally selling more than 57,000 vehicles with software which lied about levels of toxic emissions.
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Australia Releases Prisoner Convicted In China Of Fraud
An official says Australia has granted early release to an Australian businessman convicted in China of financial crimes and transferred home under a prisoner exchange agreement.
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Online Dating Scams Top Australia's Financial Fraud: Regulator
Figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show that 91,000 scam complaints were received in 2014.
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Maharashtra Firm Owners Accused Of Rs 3 Crore Fraud Promising Overseas Education And Jobs
The accused offered to provide admission to the two children of the doctor in the universities of Germany and Australia and get good jobs for the complainant and his wife in the medical field overseas.
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Australia Woman Arrested For Faking Own Death To Claim Nearly $500,000 Insurance Payout
An Australian woman who owns a gym faked her own death to claim a nearly $500,000 insurance payout as part of an elaborate scheme where she posed as her partner.
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Australian Woman Uses Dead Helicopter Pilot's Identity To Avoid Traffic Fine, Charged With Fraud
She used information from the pilot's death notice to nominate him as the driver of her vehicle
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"Grateful Adani Group Has Shown Faith In Australia": Ex PM Tony Abbott
Australia's former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed allegations of fraud by US based short seller Hindenburg Research against the Adani group as just that, allegations.
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'Hi Mum': All You Need to Know About Scam That Has Caused Australians To Lose Over Rs 57 Crore
The modus operandi includes the fraudster posing as a family member claiming they need help, and convincing people to send them money.
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Australia Announces Tougher Fines for Data Breaches Following Recent Cyberattacks
Australia on Saturday proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers’ personal data after two major cybersecurity breaches left millions vulnerable to criminals. The penalties for serious breaches of the Privacy Act would increase from AUD 2.2 million (nearly Rs. 11 crore) now to AUD 50 million (nearly Rs....
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Indian-Origin Man Faces Trial in Australia Over Cryptocurrency Bungle
An Indian-origin Sikh man and his Malaysian partner who mistakenly received USD 10.4 million from a cryptocurrency company following an administrative bungle in Bulgaria is facing a trial in Australia.
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Cryptocurrency Scam Involving $22 Million Uncovered in UK, Victims Spread Across the World
Cryptocurrencies worth $22.2 million (roughly Rs. 165 crores) have been seized by the UK police after a global fraud scheme was unearthed. They have found USB sticks containing large quantities of Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world after Bitcoin. The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the scheme cheated people from the UK, U...
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Google to Pay EUR 1.1-Million Fine Over Hotel Ranking Practices, French Finance Ministry Says
Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a EUR 1.1-million (roughly Rs. 10 crore) fine after a probe found that Google's hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers, France's finance ministry and fraud watchdog said.
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Australia Deputy Tax Chief, Son Embroiled In $164 Million Fraud
Top Australia tax official Michael Cranston, son Adam and daughter accused of massive fraud syndicate, while nine people arrested during raids across New South Wales in $165 million case
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Indian Charged For Impersonating A Doctor For 11 Years In Australia
An Indian man in Australia has been accused of impersonating a doctor and working in various hospitals for more than a decade with the immigration minister terming the case as a "big failing of the system".
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Online Trading Scam: Company Had Planned Australia Tour For Distributors
An accused in the Rs 3700 crore online trading fraud case has told the police that his company had planned a tour of Australia for 150 distributors which also included sky-diving, officials said today.
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Australia Sues Volkswagen Over Alleged Emissions Fraud
The Australian consumer watchdog on Thursday said it sued the Australian arm of world No. 2 carmaker Volkswagen AG for intentionally selling more than 57,000 vehicles with software which lied about levels of toxic emissions.
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Australia Releases Prisoner Convicted In China Of Fraud
An official says Australia has granted early release to an Australian businessman convicted in China of financial crimes and transferred home under a prisoner exchange agreement.
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Online Dating Scams Top Australia's Financial Fraud: Regulator
Figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show that 91,000 scam complaints were received in 2014.
