More than 5000 New Zealand bank accounts have been used by scammers to transfer stolen funds over the past nine months.

These 'mule' accounts have been flagged by a new information sharing platform banks are using to detect scams: the Fraud Intelligence Exchange.

NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained further.

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More than 5000 New Zealand bank accounts have been used by scammers to transfer stolen funds over the past nine months.
These 'mule' accounts have been flagged by a new information sharing platform banks are using to detect scams: the Fraud Intelligence Exchange.
NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explained further.
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Jenee Tibshraeny: NZ Herald Wellington business editor on the  5000 ‘mule’ bank accounts being used by scammers

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