Students targeted to become money mules - and face severe consequences

Anxious woman with credit card shopping online

Low angle of young frustrated female sitting in front of laptop with credit card and touching forehead having problems with scammers during online shopping Source: Moment RF / Juan Algar/Getty Images

There are new warnings about those work-from-home job ads that seems too good to be true - or promise BIG returns on investment. Many are trying to recruit so-called 'Money Mules'. The Australian Federal Police and financial institutions say more criminal syndicates are targeting students to become money mules.







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