The money mule trap
Source: Philstar.com
Published on: 2026-10-31 16:34
Imagine receiving a message offering you P3,000 a day for doing almost nothing. No interview. No special skills. No experience required. All you need to do is lend your bank account, receive money and transfer it to another account. It sounds like easy money. For someone struggling to make ends meet, it may even sound like a lifeline. But what if that money came from a scam victim who had just lost their life savings? Welcome to the world of money muling, one of the less visible but increasingly consequential challenges in our rapidly expanding digital financial ecosystem. Money muling happens when someone allows their bank account, e-wallet or other financial account to be used to receive, move or transfer illicit funds. Sometimes, the person knows exactly what they are doing. In other cases, they are deceived into believing that they are participating in a legitimate business trans...
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