A girlfriend who never existed and fake friends. How Graham became a money mule

Australian authorities are sounding an alarm about a particularly cruel scam. Romance fraudsters are creating fake personas to drain victims' bank accounts, then pressuring them into moving stolen money. ABC News reports on Graham Guy, who lost access to his accounts over several years after falling for a nonexistent girlfriend. An unusual request later drew him into money mule activity, unknowingly facilitating financial crime. It's a stark reminder that your bank is issuing warnings alongside Australia's Federal Police: the person you think you're in a relationship with might be fiction, but the financial damage is very real.

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