{"id":8629,"date":"2019-09-17T13:26:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T11:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/money-mules-finanzagenten\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T15:46:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:46:02","slug":"money-mules-financial-agents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/en\/money-mules-financial-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Mules (financial agents)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"av_section_1\" class=\"avia-section av-3osj-8edf3c5c57d6f444e32a620ab19c7a5a main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize\"><div class=\"container av-section-cont-open\"><main role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\" class=\"template-page content  av-content-full alpha units\"><div class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8629\"><div class=\"entry-content-wrapper clearfix\">\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jo2xz-588590f8e0c3dd5b36ff4df9077018fa\">\n.flex_column.av-jo2xz-588590f8e0c3dd5b36ff4df9077018fa{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-jo2xz-588590f8e0c3dd5b36ff4df9077018fa av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  \"><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-jvmci8ju-cc9c551200cb1ac6ce92618f85fd6f76 \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p class=\"ebas-lead\">Time and again, criminals are using attractive-looking job offers to recruit people as &ldquo;money mules&rdquo;, to transfer criminally obtained funds abroad. Anyone participating in such &ldquo;deals&rdquo; is committing an offence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ebas-gist\">\n<h4>Protect yourself by...<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>principally remaining suspicious of lucrative job offers with a chance of making money quickly without any corresponding effort.<\/li>\n<li>never offering the use of your bank accounts to any third parties.<\/li>\n<li>only ever passing on your bank and personal details to people who you know personally and who you trust.<\/li>\n<li>never withdrawing or transferring money from your account where you are not absolutely certain of its origins. Ask your bank to transfer back any such funds to the sender.<\/li>\n<li>never sending any money on behalf of third parties to any recipients who you don&rsquo;t really know &ndash; least of all by mail or via a money transfer service.<\/li>\n<li>obtaining in-depth clarification on the supposed employer and informing yourself about what is expected from you in detail.<\/li>\n<li>immediately reporting this to the police if you are offered any jobs involving the receipt of money into your bank account for you to pass on in any shape or form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Time and again, criminals are trying to recruit credulous people to become so-called financial agents for their criminal dealings by placing job offers on various online platforms (e. g. networks like Facebook) or fictitious websites. Those job offers promise high commissions for little work, and usually don&rsquo;t require people to have any previous training or expertise. These supposed companies frequently have a very credible website or abuse the name of some actual companies for their ends.<\/p>\n<p>In the context of this purported employment, people are to receive funds into their own bank accounts to withdraw and then pass them on abroad by mail (letter\/parcel), using a money transfer service or in some other manner. They are now increasingly also requesting assets to be exchanged for <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Cryptocurrency&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Cryptocurrencies are digital means of exchange\/payment or assets using cryptographic techniques to ensure a payment system is secure. When systems are being paralysed by malware, cyber-criminals usually demand a cryptocurrency payment (e.&amp;nbsp;g. bitcoins) to make tracing impossible.&lt;\/div&gt;\n\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>crypto<\/span> currencies (e. g. Bitcoins). In return, people are allowed to retain a commission. These funds almost always originate from criminal activities, for instance involving Internet crime or drug or human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Although financial agents are not directly involved in those criminal activities, they are guilty of money laundering, since they are assisting criminals with moving their funds and disguising the money&rsquo;s illegal origin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e2kbb-86d4495b00c389f290046e9e5f6e0589\">\n.flex_column.av-e2kbb-86d4495b00c389f290046e9e5f6e0589{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-e2kbb-86d4495b00c389f290046e9e5f6e0589 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  ebas-sidebar flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  \"><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-jvmf7hs6-2c9b129e1cb5a6a402d6c36dd4e0aff8 \" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\"><div class=\"avia_textblock\" itemprop=\"text\"><p><strong>Info sheet:<\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/moneymulesSKP_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ebas-media-link ebas-pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ebas.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/moneymulesSKP_en-pdf-726x1030.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time and again, criminals are using attractive-looking job offers to recruit people as \u201cmoney mules\u201d, to transfer criminally obtained funds abroad. 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