CANBERRA, ACT, July 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Banking Association
Editor's note: Audio grabs from AFP Detective Superintendent Marie Andersson and ABA CEO Anna Bligh are available via Hightail.
Australian money mules renting out their bank accounts to criminals for as little as $200 are in the crosshairs of the AFP and the Australian Banking Association.
Police and banks have stepped up their efforts to curb this criminality, and Australians have been urged not to rent their bank accounts to third parties or share their banking details with anyone.
The warning comes as criminal networks looking for ways to la...