How conmen transformed a 1c cheque into nearly $1m - 2004-02-06
Several conmen are running after pulling off a sting that turned a one cent cheque into close to $1 million.
The thieves duped Victorian banking institutions into giving them nearly $1 million after a crude forgery altered the amount payable on the otherwise worthless cheque.
The men are believed to have conceived the plan while gambling at Crown casino and succeeded in getting $876,707 in a string of withdrawals through the Bank of Melbourne before the account was frozen and police were notified.
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