Backpackers used in fake gold scam

Published AuthorNicole Butler
Dr Jacqueline Drew
Deputy Director of Griffith Academy of Excellence in Financial Crime Investigation and Compliance, Professor Jacqueline Drew

Dr Jacqueline Drew was interviewed this week following a scam that used backpackers to sell fake gold and stole their identities.

She told ABC radio that it is not uncommon for backpackers to be scammed in Australia.

Listen to Gold Coast police crack crime syndicate that used backpackers to sell fake gold on the ABC website.

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