Romance scammers are recruiting US citizens as money mules to launder funds
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According to a Wall Street Journal report cited by KnowBe4, romance scammers are persuading US citizens to act as money mules, moving illicit funds on behalf of criminal groups. The example given is Garrick Stafford, a 50-year-old Texan who lost $65,000 and laundered $50,000 after months of texting with a scammer. He initially blocked the scammer when she first asked for money, but later unblocked her and resumed contact.
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What to do
- Do not send money or move funds for anyone you have only met online.
- Treat any request to receive and forward money for someone else as a serious red flag.
- Stop contact with anyone who asks for money, even after you have blocked them before.
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