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ARTICLE · 10 AUGUST 2020

Three charged over alleged COVID-19 superannuation scam

Three women from Queensland have been charged after allegedly attempting to access superannuation belonging to other people.

AustraliaCriminal Law

Three women from Queensland have been charged after allegedly attempting to access other people's superannuation.

Police allege the women submitted false claims to gain early access to other people's superannuation, and charged them with a range of offences including:

  • Conspiring to dishonestly obtain personal financial information,
  • Conspiring to receive a designated service using a false customer name, and
  • Conspiring to give false or misleading information to a Commonwealth entity.

The AFP says it has arrested seven people in relation to  fraudulent superannuation activity  since the early superannuation release scheme was announced by Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg in March 2020, as part of the national COVID-19 economic stimulus package.

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