FBI warns of increasing number of scammers preying on unemployed Americans by trying to recruit them into their money mule schemes. Money mules are individuals who transfer or move illegally acquired funds on behalf of criminals using their own or fraudulently opened bank accounts. Job seekers are more exposed than ever to falling for scammers’ tricks and getting ensnared as unwitting money mules due to the decreasing number of available jobs and the unemployment surge caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-you-may-be-a-money-mule-and-not-even-know-it/