Don't be a Mule
Online fraudsters are now heavily engaged in “mule recruitment”, which is a way they get someone to receive stolen funds using their bank account then transfer those funds overseas.
Here’s how it works:
Criminals send out fraudulent job and employment emails to random email addresses (sometimes obtained from other scams), hoping to involve unsuspecting innocent people in their crimes.
Alternatively, they advertise jobs on popular job websites, in online chat rooms, and through other opportunist social media forums.
The “mule” receives electronic or other goods purchased using illegal funds, with instructions on where to on-forward the goods with promises of payments as high as $4,000 a week for their services.
Mules then ship the equipment off as asked – usually to an overseas address – and are often not paid for their “employment.
If you are approached with any offer of this nature, report it immediately to your bank or the nearest police station.
This is directly related to money laundering and carries a penalty of up to 20 years in jail!
Here’s how it works:
Criminals send out fraudulent job and employment emails to random email addresses (sometimes obtained from other scams), hoping to involve unsuspecting innocent people in their crimes.
Alternatively, they advertise jobs on popular job websites, in online chat rooms, and through other opportunist social media forums.
The “mule” receives electronic or other goods purchased using illegal funds, with instructions on where to on-forward the goods with promises of payments as high as $4,000 a week for their services.
Mules then ship the equipment off as asked – usually to an overseas address – and are often not paid for their “employment.
If you are approached with any offer of this nature, report it immediately to your bank or the nearest police station.
This is directly related to money laundering and carries a penalty of up to 20 years in jail!
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