7 March 2018 – Fraud – Belair
Published March 9, 2018 | 
Following an investigation Major Fraud Detectives have arrested and charged a woman with aggravated theft.
It will be alleged between Saturday 3 February and Monday 5 March while employed the woman defrauded the owner of the business by hiding payments to her personal account.
Investigations are continuing the 48-year-old woman from Belair has been charged with 17 counts of aggravated theft she has been bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 17 April.
9 March 2018 – Arrests – Gambling Fraud – Ryde
Published March 9, 2018 | Two former employees of a gambling company have been charged following an investigation into irregularities in fixed-price betting odds last year.
In November 2017, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Organised Crime Squad commenced an investigation following reports of unauthorised access to betting systems allowing for short periods of increases in fixed-price betting odds for NBA games.
Following extensive investigations, detectives arrested two men, both aged 24, at homes at Ryde and Marsfield, just about 9am yesterday (Thursday 8 March 2018), who were taken to Ryde Police Station.
The Ryde man was charged with dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception, three counts of unauthorised function with intent to commit serious offence, nine counts of attempt to dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception, and knowingly participate in a criminal group assist crime.
The Marsfield man was charged with two counts of unauthorised function with intent to commit serious offence, eight counts of attempt to dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception, and knowingly participate in a criminal group assist crime.
Police will allege in court that the pair, who were employees of the company, accessed the betting system and inflated odds without authorisation on five occasions between 29 October and 19 November 2017.
During periods where the odds were inflated, it is alleged ten bets were placed which had the potential to return more than $400,000.
Both men were granted strict conditional bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on Monday 26 March 2018.
The pair were suspended by the company in late November 2017.
Investigations are continuing, and further charges are expected.
27 February 2018 – Fraud Charges – $220,000 – NT Govt Indigenous Employment
Published March 2, 2018 | A 31-year-old male has been charged with seven counts of obtaining benefit by deception.
The company he was employed by was also charged with seven counts of obtaining benefit by deception.
Detective Superintendent Scott Pollock from the Drug and Organised Crime Division said that the charges were laid as part of an ongoing investigation by Major Fraud.
“Police will allege more than $220,000 was illegally obtained from the Northern Territory Government’s Indigenous Employment Provisional Sum.”
The matter has been listed for mention in the Darwin Local Court on 6 April 2018.
23 February 2018 – Fraud – Personal Information – Forster
Published February 24, 2018 | Police are investigating after a number of fraud reports have been made from local businesses in Forster and surrounding areas.
Police have been told that local businesses are being targeted by people claiming to be clients or employees.
Businesses are being contacted with requests to update personal information, including bank details, before routine transactions are made.
Officers from Manning/Great Lakes Police District are investigating the incidents and are reminding businesses to be vigilant when unusual requests are made, particularly when it involves monetary transfers.
4 October 2017 – Fraud – ATM Withdrawals – Sydney CBD
Published October 6, 2017 | Police have charged another man with several fraud offences following an ongoing investigation across Sydney’s CBD.
Strike Force Ambleside was established in March 2017 by detectives attached to Sydney City Local Area Command to investigate ATM fraud within the city.
Police will allege in court a 53-year-old man was involved in fraudulent withdrawals to the value of more the $6000 and a further $35,000 in attempted withdrawals.
Following investigations, officers attached to the South West Metropolitan Region Enforcement Squad attended a home on Knight Street, Lansvale, about 6.30am today (Tuesday 4 October 2017), and executed a search warrant.
During the search, police allegedly located and seized a number of blank cards, a card reader/writer and documents.
The 53-year-old man was arrested and taken to Cabramatta Police Station, where he was charged with nine counts of dishonestly obtain financial advantage, 14 counts of attempted dishonestly obtain financial advantage and possession of equipment to make identification documents or things.
The Lansvale man was granted conditional bail and is due to appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday 1 November 2017.
Inquiries by Strike Force Ambleside are continuing.
18 May 2017 – Employee Fraud – $160,000 – Torrensville
Published May 19, 2017 | A man has been charged with fraud offences after allegedly stealing more than $160,000.00 from his employer.
Detectives from Major Fraud Section arrested the man today and charged him with 173 counts of aggravated theft.
The 26-year-old Torrensville man was bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 23 June.
2 May 2017 – Fraud – Cybercrime – Sydney
Published May 5, 2017 | Two men have been arrested during early morning search warrants following an investigation into technology-enabled crime in Sydney.
In July 2016, detectives from the Fraud and Cybercrime Squad established Strike Force Tamarisk to investigate the use of Host Card Emulation (HCE) via ‘Tap and Pay’ applications to make fraudulent purchases across Sydney.
HCE is the technology dependent architecture that provides the exact virtual representation of various electronic banking cards using software only.
Following extensive investigations, strike force detectives executed search warrants at homes at Rockdale, West Ryde, Greystanes, Bankstown and Ultimo, and a storage facility at Camperdown, about 6am today (Tuesday 2 May 2017).
Detectives have also arrested two men – aged 22 and 24 – who have been taken to local police stations, where they are expected to be charged with fraud-related offences.
The search warrants are continuing and further information will be available later today.
25 April 2017 – Fraud – Skimming Device – Financial Institution – Nowra
Published April 28, 2017 | Police are appealing for information following an attempted fraud at a financial institution in Nowra over the weekend.
About 8.20am (Saturday 22 April 2017) a 51-year-old man attended a financial institution on Kinghorne Street, Nowra and made a withdrawal from an automated teller machine (ATM)
After closer examination, the man noticed the automated teller machine had what appeared to be a skimming device attached to it.
Shortly after, the man attended Nowra Police Station and reported the incident.
Officers from Shoalhaven Local Area Command have commenced investigations.
2 March 2017 – Cyber Fraud – Financial Institution – Sydney
Published March 3, 2017 | A man has been charged over multiple alleged fraud offences in Sydney.
On Tuesday 7 February 2017, a 28-year-old man, who is a Lithuanian National, set up a bank account at a financial institution.
On Monday (27 February 2017), over $62,000 was deposited in the account via an unauthorised bank transfer from a business.
It is believed the organisation’s computer system had been compromised via malware which facilitated the unauthorised transaction.
On Tuesday (28 February 2017) the man attended numerous banks withdrawing the money.
About 12pm the same day, he attended a financial institution on George Street, Haymarket, where staff became suspicious and alerted police. However, the man left prior to police attendance.
About 3.15pm yesterday (Wednesday 1 March 2017), he attended the financial institution again, at which time he was arrested by detectives from Sydney City Local Area Command.
The man was taken to Day Street Police Station where he was charged with nine counts of obtain financial advantage by deception.
He was refused bail to appear at Central Local Court today (Thursday 2 March 2017).
30 December 2016 – Update – Fraud – ATM Card Skimming – Adelaide
Published January 9, 2017 | A man is being extradited from Western Australia to face fraud offences that allegedly occurred in South Australia in 2014.
SAPOL sought assistance from Western Australia Police to arrest a 35-year-old man from France after they were alerted to his arrival in Australia from overseas.
The man was wanted in South Australia for a series of dishonesty offences in 2014. The offences allegedly involve skimming cards at ATMs and the subsequent theft of money from the bank accounts.
Detectives from Major Fraud Investigation Section today attended court in Perth where they successfully applied for approval to extradite the man to South Australia.
Upon arrival in Adelaide, the man will be charged with aggravated theft of personal information and aggravated theft against 31 separate victims.
He will remain in custody until he appears in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday 3 January.
Detective Acting Superintendent Greg Hutchins reminds the public to always be vigilant when using ATMs.
“Be conscious of your surroundings and the people in the vicinity. Cover the screen or keypad when conducting your transactions and never disclose your PIN to anyone.”
