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#deceptive

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Finance

May 28, 20262 min read

Ex-DBS Bank Manager Swindles $1M in Deceptive Schemes: Lands 6.5 Years Jail Sentence

A former manager of DBS Bank, Singapore’s most prominent financial institution, who swindled seven individuals out of nearly SGD1.4 million (US$1.09 million), including his own uncle, has been handed down a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence. Benjamin Chung…

Startups

Dec 16, 20252 min read

HelloFresh and Youfoodz in Legal Hot Water Over Alleged Deceptive Subscription Practices

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently launched a lawsuit against two meal kit delivery companies, HelloFresh and Youfoodz. The case, filed in Federal Court, accuses the two companies of misleading their customers about the…