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Abstract:According to the Australian Federal Police, four Chinese nationals (aged 27, 24, 19, and 19) residing in Sydney have been charged with engaging in a "very sophisticated internet investment fraud" and will face in the Downing Centre District Court next month.
The majority of the scam's victims are supposedly American citizens. According to a review of victim reports, the total global loss of victims is expected to surpass $100 million.
The US Secret Service (USSS) initially uncovered the fraud and reported it to Australian authorities in August of this year, following which the Australian police began an investigation. The authorities are actively hunting for prospective Australian victims in order to ascertain the number of victims in that country.
According to the investigation's findings as of last week, the organized criminal ring contacts victims and earns their confidence through dating sites, job sites, and other information platforms before introducing investment problems to them. The victims are then routed to a genuine but fraudulent investment site.
The criminal group manipulates the statistics in order to trick the victims into believing they are profiting from their investments and hence continue to invest. However, the victim's cash was taken in the process. The organization also utilized Chinese nationals in Australia, usually students, to construct the necessary infrastructure for the scheme.
In addition, the four individuals detained are accused of establishing corporations with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and opening accounts with local banks in order to engage in money laundering operations.
According to Detective Sergeant Salam Zreika of the AFP's Cyber Crime Operations Eastern Command, more people are becoming victims of these sorts of online frauds, with some losing their whole life savings. She advised the public to be wary of financial investment service marketing and to avoid investing with strangers they met online in favor of consulting with qualified specialists. “Criminals are vicious and would stop at nothing to obtain your money,” Salam said.
The scams are growing increasingly complex, according to Detective Superintendent Martin Fileman, NSW Police Sydney City District Commander, and many of the individuals who fall for them are also vulnerable members of the community. People must take additional precautions to safeguard themselves and their possessions since ruthless thieves have little compassion for victims who have lost life-saving money.
Two of the four accused, both 19 years old, are appearing in Downing Centre District Court on January 19, 2023. The other two males were remanded in jail and will appear at Downing Centre Court on January 18, 2023.
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