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credit mules

credit mules is the plural of credit mule.

Meaning of credit mule

Noun

credit mule (plural credit mules)

  1. A victim of fraud persuaded to use their own name and information to obtain an expensive item with credit contract attached, such as a smartphone. The victim, or "mule", is paid on giving the item to the fraudster, and is assured the contract will be cancelled, but it is not. Thus, the victim acquires a debt while the fraudster can sell the item at a large profit.

Questions about credit mules

What is credit mules the plural of?
Credit mules is the plural of credit mule.

Words near credit mules in the dictionary

  1. credit manager
  2. credit money
  3. credit moneys
  4. credit monies
  5. credit mule
  6. credit mules
  7. credit muling
  8. credit note
  9. credit notes
  10. credit rating
  11. credit ratings

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