Cybercriminals are exploiting the increasing number of layoffs during the current pandemic to recruit new money mules which can later be used to help them launder money gained from illicit activities. Some phishing messages are trying to convince targets from Canada and the United States who might have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 outbreak to start working from home. Others impersonate Wells Fargo Human Resource representatives who are supposedly recruiting remote workers from across the U.S. to take up personal assistant positions that require running errands.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unemployed-americans-offered-remote-jobs-as-money-mules/