He soon discovered several other cash withdrawals across Melbourne were made in his name at ANZ branches.
Fraudulent applications for credit cards,online shopping vouchers and personal loans – worth a combined total of more than $60,000 – soon followed,he said.
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Marinis,who lives with his wife Mary-Jane Daffy and two children,has now lost almost $40,000 from teller withdrawals and said the situation is getting worse,although the voucher,credit card and loan applications were cancelled after initially being approved.
“It’s just f---ing destroying us,” Marinis said.
Marinis believes criminals accessed his bank account with personal details taken from the Optus data breach,although a direct link has not yet been proven.
Daffy said she wanted Victorians to be aware of the risk of identity theft,regardless of the Optus hack,after her family’s accounts were frozen following the suspicious activity.