> To lend credibility to the false figures, Fairfull forged bank documents using PDF-editing software and uploaded them to the data room investors used for due diligence.

Wait, when they're doing due diligence, nobody actually checks anything with the bank? I think it might be harder to fake eligibility for a mortgage than $107 million ARR.

The startup: Metigy. Weirdly not mentioned on HN before.

Official press release from ASIC (no paywall) https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-...