Major breakthrough in fight against online scams

The owners of a trading platform software which is being used to conduct online scams are facing charges in what is being seen as a landmark decision against cyber-crime.
Executive Chairman of IFW Global & cyber crime expert, Ken Gamble said while it’s a major breakthrough, social media companies should be doing more to block it.
“I don’t understand how Facebook has not done anything about this over the past couple of years,” he said on 6PR Breakfast.
“The groups behind these scams are extremely clever, they’re digital marketing is absolutely state of the art and world class, so they are able to bypass traditional counter measures.
“They always seem to be one step ahead.”
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