Cybercrime Squad detectives charge trio alleging using scam money to purchase gold bullion
Australia Federal Police
NSW Police Cybercrime Squad detectives, with the assistance of the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3), have charged three people and seized gold bullion following an investigation into an alleged $600,000 email scam under Strike Force Downstream. Strike Force Downstream is an ongoing investigation by State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad, investigating matters referred by the JPC3. In May 2026, JPC3 analysts and industry partners – as part of JPC3 Operation Dolos – obtained evidence of a 20-year-old woman allegedly purchasing $100,000 worth of gold bullion on five occasions within a two-week period.
