Australian Tax Office probed 150 staff over social media refund scam

$1.3 billion lost as identity fraud – and greed – saw 57,000 or more seek unearned tax refunds

One hundred and fifty people who worked for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have been investigated – and some prosecuted – for participating in a tax refund scam promoted on Facebook and TikTok.…

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