Two Brisbane women have been accused by the Australian Federal Police of laundering $1.7 million in stolen cash as part of an international crime syndicate that targeted Facebook Marketplace users.
The AFP on Thursday arrested Mayamu Konneh, 27, from Sherwood, and Olivia Leko Diakada, 35, from Durack, after police investigated the pair’s involvement in a group that allegedly targeted victims online.The group allegedly orchestrated more than 15 sophisticated cybercrime incidents between January 2020 and March 2023, setting up dozens of bank accounts with stolen identities to help transfer the money out of Australia.
They allegedly operated about 180 bank accounts to steal from their victims and then transfer and launder their profits. Konneh was charged with several offences, including possessing a false foreign travel document, while Diakada was charged with two counts of dealing in proceeds of a crime worth $100,000 or more, in addition to possessing false documents, and dishonestly dealing in personal financial information.
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