Fake bank accounts created by the mules were used to siphon money conned from Australians out of the country – until detectives nabbed central player Muhammad Abdullah Cheema.
Biniaz said any investment would be “asset backed” by their extensive art collection held in a Dubai gallery.
Biniaz promoted the headquarters of a new venture from a Dubai office. The real estate agent later said the property was empty.
A suspected international scam has dissolved into acrimony and recriminations - all played out on social media.
Imitation websites can look exactly like the homepages of shoppers’ favourite brands,and more Australians are falling victim to them.
Realising you’ve been caught in a scam can feel awful,but hiding it and staying quiet helps nobody.
Rinehart has conceded a legal overhaul may be the only way to prevent people from being swindled as she lashed social media giant Facebook for its inaction on scam ads and implied the company should foot the bill.
Andrew Forrest’s legal battle to hold social media giant Meta to account over the proliferation of scam ads using his likeness on Facebook has been dealt a major blow.
Sextortion scammers are using frighteningly simple tricks to target Australian children. The tech giants have “blood on their hands”,the family of one victim claims.
Cruel messages bombarded a NSW teenager’s phone hours before the boy took his own life. A deadly global scam that has killed multiple young men is now in Australia.
Experts warn scammers are targeting victims through drawn-out investment and romance scams – and say social media platforms to step up prevention.