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NT Police issue cybercrime warning after two businesses handover more than $1 million to scammers

Northern Territory Police say they're investigating "numerous" incidents of cybercrime targeting building and real estate companies, after two businesses handed over more than half a million dollars each to scammers in recent months. 

In a statement on Tuesday, a police spokesperson detailed an incident in September where a building company transferred more than $550,000 to a fraudulent bank account after being targeted by a "business email compromise scam".

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