Students targeted to become money mules - and face severe consequences

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. The story by Madina Jaffari for SBS News, produced by RaySel for SBS Tamil.

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