Fraud experts issue '˜money mule' warning

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Apr 2016, 14:27 BST

Action Fraud, the national fraud and cybercrime reporting agency, has issued advice to the public after a convicted fraudster revealed some of the ways criminal gangs are recruiting unsuspecting members of the public as '˜money mules' to launder the proceeds of crime.

Money mules continue to be used as a key facilitator of fraud and are used as a way to evade detection from the police.

The fraudster said: “Adverts are placed in foreign newspapers to recruit people to come to the UK and open fraudulent bank accounts.