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Aaron Bunch

Scam takes millions of dollars from hundreds of victims

A crime syndicate allegedly took payments for the purchase of shipping containers as part of a scam. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Hundreds of people across the nation might have lost millions of dollars to an online shipping container sales scam and investment fraud.

The victims in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia were estimated to have lost more than $2.5 million between February 2022 and February 2024, WA Police said.

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