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International students and non-permanent residents have been targeted by fraudsters for access to their accounts, according to a report by the Fintel Alliance, a public-private partnership led by AUSTRAC.The mules can receive between $200 and $500 for use of their accounts, or may receive a commission of up to 10 per cent on the funds received into accounts they operate.Access to Australian bank accounts is being traded via several Facebook groups.Credit: FacebookThis week, this masthead was able to find several Facebook groups offering Australian bank accounts to “buy, rent or sell”.In one of the online advertisements, an anonymous Facebook user…

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