Are You Unwittingly Becoming a Money Mule? The Shocking Truth Behind Innocent Online Requests
Types of Money Mules, or “Smurfers”
Unwitting or unknowing money mules are unaware they are part of a larger scheme.
- Often solicited via an online romance scheme, job offer, or other scam
- Asked to use their established personal bank account, or open a new account in their true name, to receive money from someone they have never met in person
- May be told to keep a portion of the money they transferred
- Motivated by trust in the actual existence of their romance, job position, or “friendship” with the individual with whom they are corresponding
Witting money mules ignore obvious red flags, or act willfully blind to their money movement activity.
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