Has anyone ever been the victim of money muling?

daniel_whitworth

Hi All,
My name's Dan Whitworth and I'm a journalist for BBC News.
I'm working on a story about people (late teens/ 20s) being approached by criminals to act as so called money mules.
We know people across the UK are being offered cash in exchange for their bank details/passwords... criminals then transfer large sums in and then out - to clean illegally obtained money.
Has this happened to you? Have you or any of your friends been approached in this way? Is it something you or any of your friends are aware of?
We're looking to do a story on this to raise awareness of the dangers and consequences for people (prison, frozen bank accounts, damaged credit ratings, etc) and would like to hear from anyone who has come across it who can help.
Thanks for reading...
Kind regards
Dan

[Deleted User]

You need to get permission to post, Danny boy, otherwise you're just spamming.

Browntoa

They do zx81

You missed the signature

daniel_whitworth

pls see siganture.

;-)

[Deleted User]

Aah - that will teach me to turn off signatures in my view!

daniel_whitworth

please spread the word tho mate... this is my first post on this forum so not sure how to get it seen by as many people as possible!

any help greatly appreciated!

thanks...

StopIt

Wow, that's so blatant I'd have thought that it would have no chance of long term success.


Are bank transfers that bad that criminals can get away with this? Why would they even need to use someone random bank account anyway? It just increases the chances of getting caught after all. I really hope this isn't widespread because someone, somewhere has screwed up badly is money laundering in this country is so simple.

[Deleted User]

The criminals get idiots to accept payments for them into their legitimate account and then they send the cash to the criminal via Western Union or some other difficult to trace method - usually overseas.

The police then arrest the idiot with the account and they end up with a CIFAS fraud marker, possibly a criminal record and no money for their "work".

forgotmyname

Not a bank transfer, but i had to warn the wifes friend that tyhe cheque she received would bounce.

Selling something for £200 and the cheque said £2000. The buyer said dont worry cash it and refund the balance. Luckily i stepped in to warn her.
The cheque was drawn on a French bank also so probably no protection.

ffacoffipawb

Deleted_User wrote: »

you need to get permission to post, danny boy, otherwise you're just spamming.

browntoa wrote: »

they do zx81

you missed the signature

randomise usr 0

jonesMUFCforever

daniel_whitworth wrote: »

please spread the word tho mate... this is my first post on this forum so not sure how to get it seen by as many people as possible!

any help greatly appreciated!

thanks...

What kind of journalist writes like that?
No capitals at the beginning of a sentence.

''tho mate''???

You certainly need help.:D