Q: I'm making money on this, how can it be a scam?
Last week we answered the question
what a scam is and
why you should care. Specifically how the bad guys can
fool you out of your information or money. However,
there are other devious ways criminals can use you. One
scam is called Money Mules. Criminals advertise
what appears to be legitimate business
offers, often through email. Usually
they ask you to setup a bank account and help transfer
funds with you getting a percentage. It may sound like a
legitimate way to make money but it's not. In reality
it's a scam, you would be working for organized crime helping them
transfer stolen money to countries most likely based in Eastern
Europe. In the end the criminals are simply using you.
If law enforcement were to track down the stolen money
they would track it down to you. Don't fall for such
scams, not only could you lose money you could be breaking
the law.
