Romance scammers are recruiting US citizens as money mules to launder funds
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What happened
Criminals are using fake online romances to persuade people in the United States to move money for them. One Texas man lost $65,000 and unknowingly laundered $50,000 for an international crime ring after being drawn in by a scammer posing as an attractive woman.
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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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