Episode 15: Money Mules
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In this episode, panellists from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) discuss the issue of money mules, including key indicators of money muling, types of money mules and strategies used to recruit potential money mules. For the subtitled version of this episode go to: https://youtu.be/bTSKvCIYq90 Acronyms used in this podcast: SARs: Suspicious Activity Reports Time Stamps: 00:11 Introduction 01:09 Money muling explanation 02:27 Money mule account explanation 04:19 How big a problem is money muling and how much is laundered via this? 06:28 Types of money mule account holders 09:31 How are money mules recruited? 11:08 The demographics of money mules 12:49 The difficulty in disrupting money muling 15:13 Key money mule indicators for SAR reporters to watch out for 18:34 Closing statement
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