Are You Unwittingly Becoming a Money Mule? The Shocking Truth Behind Innocent Online Requests
Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
“Between January 2020 and February 2024, 84% of romance and investment scam proceeds were laundered through Tether. By mid-2025, stablecoins accounted for 63% of all illicit on-chain transactions, with $649 billion in fraudulent funds flowing through the ecosystem.” – GovInfoSecurity.com
“The scale of money laundering through mule networks is staggering. In 2023, criminals laundered US$3.1 trillion through the global financial system, according to NASDAQ. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that between 2% and 5% of global GDP is laundered annually, equating to EUR 715 billion – EUR 1.87 trillion (US$739 million – US$1.9 trillion) each year.” – FinTechNews.ch
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