Australian victim of fraud syndicate advertising on Facebook on mission to stop others being burned

Over months of daily calls, fake balance sheets and racing to the ATM in a panic, Deb lost her superannuation and savings to scammers.ads featuring Australian celebrities, public figures and politicians spruiking an investment opportunity.But instead of "sitting at home crying about it" she's on a mission to make sure others don't "get burned".

IFW Global chief investigator Mark Solomons told a federal cybercrime parliamentary inquiry Australia was among a handful of countries the syndicates relied on for growth. IFW Global says the multi-layered, multi-billion-dollar scamming networks use call centres with hundreds of workers in various locations around the world.Daniel taught Deb how to use a platform called Capital B and provided tips on investment trading."He just shows you and tells you how to do it."But once she was convinced to upgrade to the $25,000 Silver Plan, that's when "the scam really started", Deb said.

Deb had already lodged reports with the AFP, the Australian Cyber Securities Centre and even Action Fraud Police UK.Mr Solomons has accused ASIC of not doing enough to tackle international cybercrime, saying it has "focused almost entirely on local offenders". But the government is proposing a raft of changes in a new mandatory code of practice for social media companies which aims to make them more accountable.Deb has welcomed the recent comments from the government, but worries too many more vulnerable people will get swindled while authorities chase their tails.Deb says she'll continue to raise awareness of the problem and she wants other victims to speak out, come together for a class action and "get angry".

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