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Letting scammers use your bank account can soon lead to 7 years' jail
PARLIAMENT | The government today tabled legal amendments in Parliament that provide stiffer punishments to scammers and account mules - people who rent or sell their bank account access to scammers.
Mule accounts have been one of the main problems authorities face in dealing with online scams.
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