Only in international terminology are they called “money mules”. And our drop drivers are called “mule recruiters.”
Recently, a large-scale operation aimed at suppressing the activities of money mules was completed in Europe. The campaign lasted 6 months with the participation of 26 countries, as well as representatives of Interpol, the European Banking Association, etc.
As a result of the operation, about 11 thousand “money mules” and more than 470 recruiters of “money mules” were identified, more than a thousand people involved in criminal activities were arrested, losses from criminal activities were established in the amount of 100 million euros and the diversion of money into illegal circulation was prevented funds totaling more than 30 million euros. Investigative authorities have initiated more than 4.6 thousand criminal cases.
The success was also facilitated by banks, which during the operation sent more than 10 thousand reports of suspicious transactions to financial intelligence agencies (analogous to our Rosfinmonitoring).
Throughout Russian anti-money laundering history, one could observe a tendency to follow Western initiatives. For Europe, this is not the first such large-scale operation, while in Russia, criminal cases of drops and drop-drivers are isolated.
It seems to me that this year in Russia they will begin to massively fight against drops and their recruiters. They have been feeling very at ease lately.
The entire darknet is flooded with offers to purchase cards. Bank cards (issued for drops) are especially popular among cryptocurrency traders and cashers of “dirty” money.
Recently, a large-scale operation aimed at suppressing the activities of money mules was completed in Europe. The campaign lasted 6 months with the participation of 26 countries, as well as representatives of Interpol, the European Banking Association, etc.
As a result of the operation, about 11 thousand “money mules” and more than 470 recruiters of “money mules” were identified, more than a thousand people involved in criminal activities were arrested, losses from criminal activities were established in the amount of 100 million euros and the diversion of money into illegal circulation was prevented funds totaling more than 30 million euros. Investigative authorities have initiated more than 4.6 thousand criminal cases.
The success was also facilitated by banks, which during the operation sent more than 10 thousand reports of suspicious transactions to financial intelligence agencies (analogous to our Rosfinmonitoring).
Throughout Russian anti-money laundering history, one could observe a tendency to follow Western initiatives. For Europe, this is not the first such large-scale operation, while in Russia, criminal cases of drops and drop-drivers are isolated.
It seems to me that this year in Russia they will begin to massively fight against drops and their recruiters. They have been feeling very at ease lately.
The entire darknet is flooded with offers to purchase cards. Bank cards (issued for drops) are especially popular among cryptocurrency traders and cashers of “dirty” money.
