Members of a much-loved Melbourne bowls club say the are devastated after losing more than $100,000 in a cruel scam. 9News
Hackers infiltrated the Upwey-Tecoma club's email inbox and replaced an invoice for repair works with a near identical copy but featuring a new BSB and account number.
Secretary Les Lane broke down in tears as he told 9News there was no way of knowing the documents were fake."The scammers had used someone else's account or opened an account and as soon as the money went in it was straight out again.""It was money we were saving up to replace the back green," Lane said.Police officer who leaked photos of former AFL coach Dani Laidley sacked"She said it's not necessary because the banks only work on account numbers.
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