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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
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■ Seven peoplehave been charged for their alleged role in an international investment scam which swindled unsuspecting victims out of more than $14 million. Police will allege the group was hired by an international syndicate to open fraudulent businesses and bank accounts with various local financial institutions in order to make the scam look more legitimate. Overseas scammers – who purport to be bank officials and stockbrokers - allegedly used the local bank accounts to trick victims into believing they were depositing their life savings into fixed-term deposits or purchasing shares through a brokerage. Police will allege the seven Victorian-based mules, who managed the fraudulent bank accounts, moved more than $14 million offshore between August 2022 and February this year and received commissions in return. Investigators have so far identified 30 victims, from across Australia, who lost millions to the alleged scam. This includes a 56-year-old ACT woman who unknowingly transferred $1.6 million to a fraudulent account in February. An 86-year-old Melbourne woman lost $400,000 the same way in July last year.
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Detectives from the Banyule-Nillumbik Crime Investigation Unit – who began investigating more than a year ago – have arrested and charged seven people over the last nine months. They include: ■ A 45-year-old Watsonia woman ■ A 45-year-old Watsonia man ■ A 51-year-old Preston man ■ A 50-year-old Point Cook man ■ A 45-year-old Hawthorn man ■ A 44-year-old Reservoir man ■ A 46-year-old Heidelberg Heights man All have been charged with knowingly deal with the proceeds of crime, negligently deal with the proceeds of crime and dealing with property suspected of being the proceeds of crime. ● Continued on Page 10
● Police want to speak with the driver of this car.
■ Greensborough Highway Patrol officers are investigating a hit and run at Northcote. It is understood a vehicle collided with a cyclist on at the intersection of High St and Darebin Rd about 7pm on Wednesday, July 31. The cyclist, a 28-year-old man, was taken to hospital with serious leg and head injuries. The driver of the vehicle, believed to be a light-coloured Toyota sedan, briefly stopped at the scene before fleeing. The sedan was last seen driving on east along Darebin Rd towards Victoria Rd. Investigators have released footage of the vehicle involved in the hope someone may recognise it. Police are appealing for any witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage around the time of the incident which may assist with their enquiries.
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