Australians 'who thought they had found love' have been unwittingly committing crimes after being enlisted by criminals pretending to love them, the AusFedPolice reports. 7NEWS
Watch the latest news and stream for free onThe AFP is now cracking down on a wave of money mule scams tricking Australians to “unwittingly commit money laundering offences”.
People who are found to be knowingly complicit in these types of illegal schemes can face jail terms of up to 25 years. “Criminals will invest a significant amount of time – sometimes years – building what seems to be a legitimate relationship with their victim,” Goldsmid said.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Deadline looms for almost 1 million Aussies to avoid $13,000 ATO fineAs many as one million Australians could face a hefty fine following a taxation system overhaul. 7NEWS
Read more »
‘Skirting the main issue’: Govt halves subsidised psychology sessions for AustraliansChild Psychologist Clare Rowe says the government halving subsidised psychology sessions is “skirting the main issue”. Australians accessing subsidised psychology sessions will have their visits halved in a matter of weeks as the government moves to scrap a scheme introduced at the height of the pandemic. “One of the main issues is that we are very, very short of psychologists in this country given the rise in mental health diagnosis, and the psychologists we have are leaving in droves,” Ms Rowe told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “They’re burnt out, and they don’t want to do it anymore.”
Read more »
Bali bombmaker Umar Patek apologises to AustraliansUmar Patek, who was paroled after serving about half of his 20-year prison sentence for making the explosives used in the 2002 attacks, apologises to the people of Bali, all Indonesian people, and 'the Australians who also experienced a very great impact from the Bali bombing crime'.
Read more »
Paroled Bali bomb maker apologises 'especially to the Australians' for 2002 attackUmar Patek, who was paroled last week after serving about half of his original 20-year prison sentence for making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings has apologised to victims&x27; families.
Read more »