Episode 1 of Daylight Robbery unravels the chilling world of digital bank robberies—the new frontier of crime in Australia. Forget the sawn-off shotguns; today’s criminals use stolen emails, fake documents, and exploited trust to siphon your life savings. From first-home buyers to retirees, no one is safe from this cybercrime epidemic.
In the 2020s, it's customers who are the target for digital bank robbery - not the bank. Meet Will and Jess, young Australians who saved tirelessly for their first home, only to have their $50,000 deposit vanish into a fraudulent mule account. Discover how Australian bank processes, flawed laws, and tech-savvy syndicates turn everyday Australians trying to pay a bill, buy a house or transfer money into digital bank robbery victims. Ilya Fomin was also duped into losing his home deposit when he settled on his first home purchase. Levin Salaberry also lost $91,650 buying his house, transferring money inside a Commbank branch to another Commbank mule account. We meet private investigators Ken Gamble (IFW Global) and Dan Halpin (Cybertrace), who know how global scam syndicates steal millions through mule accounts, fake term deposits, and cryptocurrency.
➡️ This investigative podcast dives deep into financial crimes, exposing the way legitimate companies and businesses are part of the complex web that relies on mule accounts and networks of tech-savvy foot soldiers doing the dirty work. Former police investigators and cybercrime experts reveal shocking ties between digital fraud and global terrorism.
Produced and researched: Alex Brooks - www.contentrenegade.com and www.alexbrooks.com.au
Original cinematography and sound: Kevin May
Stock footage & music: Artlist, Canva Pro
Robbery - bank exterior.wav by Kevin_Manickam from freesound License: Creative Commons 0
Audio mixed by Bryan Murphy
