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by pbhjpbhj 2142 days ago
I think the bank thing is done through students quite often: "Hey, I can't get a bank account as I'm a refugee fleeing a war, please help by receiving £5000 cash, we'll give you £100. Say it's a gift from your Aunty to buy a car with."

I've seen reports of this in the UK at least, maybe they managed to stop it.

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At least in the US the people who accept the offer can be charged as money mules.
I think that's true in UK too, but often the people aren't aware how wrong what they're doing is.