money mule
money mule noun: a person who transfers stolen or defrauded money or merchandise from one country to another, either in person, through a courier service, or electronically.
Noun
money mule (plural money mules)
- A person who transfers stolen or defrauded money or merchandise from one country to another, either in person, through a courier service, or electronically.
- Fraudsters known as “herders” recruit money mules, creating vast webs of linked online accounts. This enables stolen money to pass swiftly through multiple banks, often via different countries, before the criminals cash out the proceeds — making it virtually impossible to trace.2020 December 8, Claer Barrett, “Could your child be recruited as a money mule?”, in Financial Times
Forms of money mule
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Origin of money mule
Compound of money + mule.
Questions about money mule
- What does money mule mean?
- Money mule means a person who transfers stolen or defrauded money or merchandise from one country to another, either in person, through a courier service, or electronically.
- What part of speech is money mule?
- Money mule is a noun.
- What is the plural of money mule?
- The plural of money mule is money mules.
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