Description
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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