Sydney dog owners caught up in puppy scam | 7NEWS

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A Sydney man is accused of scamming more than $91,000 from wannabe dog owners before laundering the money through cryptocurrency.

Police say the man acted as a money mule for a multinational crime syndicate, receiving $91,580 in deposits from buyers into his bank accounts before converting the money into cryptocurrency.

The 53-year-old was arrested this morning at a unit on George Street in Sydney’s CBD.

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