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Julian Fell

Brisbane
As seen in: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), MSN Australia, ABC News (Australia), Background Briefing, Mogaznews En, HotCopper, ISLAND
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The fake ABC News articles trying to sell you a scam

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By Julian Fell, Jarrod Fankhauser
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Scammers are using fake articles to convince Australians to put money into fraudulent investment platforms. Some victims have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to the industrial-scale operation, which spends big on Facebook ads to reach potential targets. Here is how the scam works, as well as some clues about who is behind it. The scam starts with an ad on Facebook. It paints a picture of a dramatic "on-air revelation", using an AI-generated image of Australian celebrities facing off.
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Shabtay Yaacoby found guilty of laundering more than $10m in landmark investment scam trial

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By Julian Fell
| MSN Australia Verified
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Shabtay Yaacoby found guilty of laundering more than $10m in landmark investment scam trial

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By Julian Fell
| ABC News (Australia) Verified
Israeli national Shabtay Yaacoby laundered more than $10 million stolen by investment scammers, a Sydney jury found on Thursday. Yaacoby was a director and shareholder of licensed digital currency exchange Blue Star Exchange, which purportedly allowed customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. During the 13-week trial the Crown argued that Blue Star Exchange was not a legitimate business and was "just laundering money".
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