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A screenshot of Muhammad Ali Waheed in a video call.
Muhammad Ali Waheed appeared in a video call wearing a mask to disguise his identity.(Supplied)

A woman kneels between two dogs - a poodle and a grey hound, on an oval with buildings in the background.
Jo O'Brien believed life would be "peachy" after settling her divorce and investing her money.(ABC News: Loretta Florance)

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A man in a suit sits at a desk on a laptop with a view of Melbourne's city skyline in the background.
Anti-money laundering expert and partner with Grant Thornton, Neil Jeans says Australia's company system is open to widespread abuse.(ABC News: Loretta Florance)

A screenshot of a security warning advising not to enter Supercheap Security's website.
Supercheap Security's registered website comes with a security warning, before opening to an error page.(ABC News)

A woman with long blonde hair sits on a pink couch and looks into the distance.
Jo O'Brien says she has suffered panic attacks since she was scammed and is often fearful of leaving her house.(ABC News: Loretta Florance)

Hassan Medhi pictured next to his car in his garage.
In 2022 Hassan Mehdi was charged with eight counts of obtaining property by deception.(ABC News)

A hand-written note says 'due to my personal circumstances, I would like to resign as director/secretary of Supercheap Security'
A hand-written note from Hassan Mehdi to the 'directors' of Supercheap Security. At the time of writing, he was the sole listed director.

A screenshot of an ASIC document with details about Supercheap Security Pty Ltd.
ASIC records show SuperCheap Security is still a registered company in Australia.(Supplied)

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WhatsApp screenshot shows Usman asking "any update for lease and accounts" and Waheed replying with a photo of an NAB branch..

WhatsApp screenshot of Usman asking "bro can we use that nab account … for tomorrow".

A screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation where Usman asking about the account limit for the NAB account.

A screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation showing someone sending through NAB bank details.

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A woman with long blonde hair sits on a pink couch by a glass coffee table and looks at documents.
Jo O'Brien received a raft of professional looking documents she received from scammers posing as AMP representatives.(ABC News: Loretta Florance)

A woman with blonde hair and a beanie on sits on a park bench and pats a greyhound, with a city oval in the background.
Jo O'Brien is still hopeful she will get some of her funds back through civil action against the company.(ABC News: Loretta Florance)

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