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money mules

money mules is the plural of money mule.

Meaning of money mule

Noun

money mule (plural money mules)

  1. (slang, crime) 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

Questions about money mules

What is money mules the plural of?
Money mules is the plural of money mule.

Words near money mules in the dictionary

  1. money market fund
  2. money market funds
  3. money markets
  4. money men
  5. money mule
  6. money mules
  7. money of account
  8. money of necessity
  9. money order
  10. money orders
  11. money phone

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