Money Mule - The Unusual Suspect

A money mule refers to a person who knowingly or unknowingly transfers illegally acquired money for someone else through a courier or banking channel. For instance, a launderer might send a person hard cash to deposit in a bank and eventually will ask the mule to transfer that cash into a different account. In return, the launderer offers some percentage of the money transferred. 

Sometimes, the criminals do not disclose that the money is dirty and make a compelling story behind sending the money, so a person in financial need may view this as harmless and consider this to be a profitable opportunity. Teenaged students generally purposely facilitate illegal money. They certainly know such money is illegal yet it looks less wrongdoing. Money launderers can be skilled at acting and social engineering, leaving no stone unturned to groom victims into becoming partners in crime.