How a romance scam victim was unknowingly dragged into a money laundering scheme | 7.30
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Criminals are using brazen methods to scam people into becoming mules to launder money for them. The victims don't always lose money but their accounts are used to move the proceeds of crime. 7.30’s Fiona Willan reports. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-30/banks-and-afp-warn-of-rise-of-money-mule-scams/106859958 Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIn
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