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Firm fined after scam costs customers $45k

ACMA said vulnerabilities in SpinTel’s systems let fraudsters transfer 10 mobile numbers and steal more than $45,000 from customers.

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A telco firm has been sanctioned after failing to stop a scam which saw customers lose out on more than $45,000.

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Firm fined after scam costs customers $45k

A telco firm has been sanctioned after failing to stop a scam which saw customers lose out on more than $45,000.

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Telco firm fined after failing to stop $45k scam

A telecommunications firm has been sanctioned by regulators after failing to stop scammers swindling its customers out of more than $45,000.

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Customer Loses Thousands After Phone Number Is Stolen; Operator Fined

Telecom operator SpinTel was fined by regulators for failing to prevent fraudsters from stealing customers' phone numbers.

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