Money Muling: deception behind job offers

Money Muling is an illegal money laundering practice that is carried out by cybercriminals with the aim of "laundering" revenues obtained through illicit activities such as web scams.

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Victims are recruited through fake job offers, such as '"money transfer agents", sent by e-mail or posted on ad forums. Usually, people who have just moved to a new city, the unemployed, students and people with financial difficulties are targeted, as they are more vulnerable to criminal activities.

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Here are some useful signs to identify a possible Money Muling scam:

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• the ads tend to emulate the Web site of existing companies to confer more credibility;
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• when the proposal is made through e-mail, the text is often concise and has grammatical and spelling errors. The sender address also uses a web domain (Gmail, Yahoo, Libero, Hotmail, ...) rather than a corporate one;
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• all interactions and transactions will take place via the Internet. The job offer does, in fact, promise potentially significant earnings for a small effort.

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Don't trust it! If a proposal is too good to be true, it is most likely a scam. So:

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1.  always check the contact details of those who contact you, so that you can see if you have stumbled upon a fake account.
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2. Pay close attention to job offers from companies in foreign countries whose information is difficult to find.
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3. Do not share your bank details with anyone.

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