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Job offer & money-mule lures

An effortless "work from home" job - mystery shopper, payment processor, package reshipper - that asks you to receive money or parcels and forward them. You become a money mule, laundering criminal funds and risking prosecution.

Warning signs

  • High pay for little work and "no experience needed".
  • You must receive money in your account and forward it.
  • You reship packages bought with stolen cards.

Example

Work from home and earn EUR 2,000/month as a payment processing agent. No experience needed - just process payments on our behalf through your bank account.

Made-up example - not a real message.

How to protect yourself

  1. 01Never let anyone route money through your personal bank account.
  2. 02A real employer does not pay you to move other people's money.

Already caught out?

  1. 01Stop forwarding money or parcels immediately.
  2. 02Tell your bank and report it - you may be a victim and a witness.

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