You will always get mug punters who have been promised the earth by smooooth talking snake oil salesmen, and simply cannot see the potential risks they run by large payments upfront.
Although you hear of these horror stories, in fairness you also need to hear from the ATO as to their position.
Full disclosure of the facts are necessary to form any conclusions as to whether sharp practice has in fact occurred.
CAVEAT EMPTOR / DUE DILIGENCE: any reputable ATO would require sensible staged payments. Read the contract carefully as invariably it will be weighted in favour of the ATO. Think about the worse case scenarios before signing.
Take professional advice.
Sufficient customers will need to complain to their MPs / Lawmakers to gain any momentum.
Last edited by parkfell; 11th Sep 2020 at 15:50.