Bikies may be linked to $1.4m sting | Herald Sun: "outlaw motorcycle gang is suspected of involvement in a scam that fleeced $1.4 million from mum and dad investors. Investigators believe members and associates of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were key players in swindling at least 150 victims.
The sting was run from a 'virtual office' in Melbourne's CBD.
The Herald Sun has been told some of the potential victims - mostly Victorians who were lured by advertising - were taken to the office and impressed with the scheme's 'staff' and swank boardroom.
But the organisers were just one of many businesses paying a fee for use of the offices.
Victims nationwide were guaranteed good returns on their investments but wound up losing the lot.
Some later visited the office to find those behind the scam were no longer there. The organisers' mobile phones were also disconnected.
Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar.It is alleged that 'runners' who were paid a small fee were sent to bank branches to collect victims' deposits."