Customers were still being encouraged to proceed with Dashdot's property investment services just days before the buyer's agency entered voluntary liquidation, according to emails and messages obtained by ABC News.The communications do not prove any wrongdoing occurred Karl decided not to proceed.Dashdot Pty Ltd entered voluntary liquidation on May 28.If you have more information about this story or any other tips, you can contact business journalist Lin Lin at lin.lin@abc.net.au or securely at linreporting@proton.me.Under Australian company law, directors have a duty to prevent a company from incurring debts while it is insolvent, or if taking on additional debts would make the company insolvent.Legal experts say accepting customer payments shortly before a liquidation is not, by itself, unlawful. The key question is whether Dashdot was insolvent, or at risk of becoming insolvent, when it accepted payments or entered into obligations with customers, and what its directors knew or suspected at the time.University of Sydney corporate law professor Jason Harris said the timing of the communications could become significant if the company knew it was heading into liquidation and would be unable to provide the services being sold.The liquidators' initial notice issued on June 11, 2026, a copy of which was obtained by ABC News, noted Teneo had contact with Dashdot's advisers from May 15, almost two weeks before the company entered liquidation, to discuss the company's position and its potential options. Taking insolvency advice does not itself mean a company has decided to shut down