🌟 [ 22 ]   How money mules are being used to scam hundreds of thousands of dollars from bank accounts [ @ABC News In-depth ]

A money mule is a person whose account is used to transfer illegally acquired funds through the banking system and out of the reach of law enforcement. Most money mule accounts are either created using stolen identities, or set up legitimately by people who are recruited to transfer money, move it offshore, withdraw it or convert it to cryptocurrency, usually for a commission. Over a four-hour phone call, scammers gained access to Jenny s computer and transferred $300,000 out of her account. By the time she alerted the bank, it was too late.  Subscribe: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Read more here: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] For more from ABC News, click here: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Like ABC News on Facebook: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Follow ABC News on Instagram: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Follow ABC News on Twitter: [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia

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