Bank Accounts: Bunbury Woman and Investment Scheme

bank accounts: The Bunbury woman found the investment scheme on Facebook and Linked In in March and made six payments to bank accounts in Australia and Germany as well as a credit card account, according to Nine News Australia. WA Commissioner for Consumer Protection Penny Lipscombe warned fraudsters often used images of celebrities and well-known people without their permission to try to make their scams look legitimate. To improve your experience update it here News NationalWA woman scammed of 670,000 in fake Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest scheme By AAP2 09pm Sep 19, 2019Facebook Tweet MailA West Australian woman has lost 670,000 to scammers who brazenly used an image of businessman Andrew Twiggy Forrest to promote a fake investment scheme. A West Australian woman has lost 670,000 to scammers who brazenly used an image of businessman Andrew Twiggy Forrest to promote a fake investment scheme. There are also cases where legitimate investment companies are having their corporate identities and brands stolen to be used in fake websites, advertisements and social media pages. AAP In this case, the bogus investment scheme used Andrew Forrest's image and provided links to false news reports of him endorsing the scheme, making the offer look authentic and convincing, Ms Lipscombe said in a statement today. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.