Cryptocurrency interests played a significant role in the recent election of Donald Trump in the United States, outspending oil companies, banks and Elon Musk, and they have already been rewarded, with Bitcoin now hovering around $100,000USD, a historic high. Now the crypto bros are pushing for 'sensible' regulation in Australia, and are hard at work lobbying both sides of politics.

Detectives from the Financial and Cyber Crime Group have arrested and charged five people in relation to an alleged ‘boiler room’ investment fraud operating on the Gold Coast.

A Gold Coast trio preying on the loneliness of men have been arrested in a romance scam that saw them fleece several victims of thousands of dollars over an eight month period.

A man is due to appear in Tweed Heads Local Court today charged over an alleged fraud of more than $24 million.

Police say a third person has been charged following an investigation into bushfire-related fraud on the state’s South Coast.

The former clients of luxury real estate agency Unique Estates would barely have noticed the emails from luxury boat and car hire companies in their inboxes a few months ago.

During a search of a vehicle stopped at Banora Point yesterday, police allegedly located three mobile phones, a card skimming device, about 50 sim cards, a laptop and about 20 thumb drives plus Visa debit cards.

A trickster has been ripping off Ballina shops by bamboozling staff while they are giving him change. The man uses the age-old technique of buying a very cheap item with a large note and asking for change.

A woman has been charged with fraud offences in relation to financial gain for an illness at Casino. 

A former employee of a medical supply company has been charged after allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $1.2 million from the company. Detectives from the...