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title: "RSN™ Special Report: The Basic Money Mule Model!"
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author: "SCARS Institute Editorial Team"
published: 2018-03-17
modified: 2020-09-05
categories: ["AFRICAN SCAMS & SCAMMERS"]
summary: "RSN™ Special Report: The Basic Money Mule Model! Scammers scam their victims, but while the scam is ongoing, they convince the victim to do them a favor - receive some money or merchandise for them. It might be for business, from…"
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# RSN™ Special Report: The Basic Money Mule Model!

# RSN™ Special Report: The Basic Money Mule Model!

Scammers scam their victims, but while the scam is ongoing, they convince the victim to do them a favor - receive some money or merchandise for them. It might be for business, from a family member, any story will do. Then send to it over to them!

Then the victim - who has now become a Mule - sends it on to the scammer.

## Scammers Do This For Various Reasons:

- They do not want other victims to know they are not where they say they are.
- They want to convince other victims they are not a scammer
- They want to buy things using stolen credit cards, and the Mule has a valid local address that will not raise alarms with the shipper.

The Money Mule Model

### Scammers use this model extensively. It is estimated that about 12% of scams involve a Mule or trans-shipper.

The scammers also utilize Moles in their local Transfer Agency (such as Western Union) so that they never have to give out their real identity. When you have a Mole in the Western Union or MoneyGram shop, the money can come to any fake name and the Mole simply "pays" it out claiming they verified the identification.

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RSN™ Team**
**A SCARS Division**
**Miami Florida U.S.A.**

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**Always report scams involving money lost or where you received money to:**

1. **Local Police** - ask them to take an "informational" police report - say you need it for your insurance
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