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When Bankers Need to be More Creative than Hackers: Cybercrime and Money Laundering

money mules

Money mules are a staple of the cybercriminal economy and may undertake different activities in different contexts to facilitate money laundering. Cash-strapped students are particularly suseptible to being enticed into quick-money schemes by ‘mule herder


The rise of cyber-dependent crime highlights the challenges facing the anti-money laundering framework in a digital era. This should be viewed as a wake-up call as well as an opportunity to update and improve the antiquated regime.

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Anton Moiseienko

RUS Associate Fellow, CFS

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Olivier Kraft

RUSI Associate Fellow, CFS

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