An incredible story has been uncovered by the FBI in America where cybercriminals hire unemployed people because of covid-19 for telework and use them as money traffickers.
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the growing number of redundancies due to the current pandemic and recruiting employees for teleworking, when in fact they are destined to help them launder money obtained from illegal activities.
The story unfolds in America, but it is not at all difficult for the combination to reach our country. Scammers are sending emails trying to "fish" Internet users from Canada and the United States, who may have lost their jobs due to covid-19, to start working from home, promising them as much as $ 5.000 a month.
Potential victims are given no further information about what this telecommuting entails, but are instead asked to request more information via email.
There have also been cases of Wells Fargo Human Resource (HR) representatives pretending to hire part-time workers from all over the United States to take on personal assistant positions.
According to a report by PhishLabs, if the unemployed victim accepts the fraudsters' job offer, he will be asked to perform a series of simple tasks. However, when the perpetrator gains the victim's trust and credibility, the victim will be instructed to transfer funds through their personal accounts, which are the product of theft or extortion, etc.
The purpose ofmovements is for the illegal funds to pass through the accounts of ordinary citizens so that their traces are either lost or not directly connected to them. You mean that in America as everywhere in the world, the trafficking of money derived from illegal activities is prohibited and even carries a penalty for the traffickers even if they did not know its origin.
According a press release issued by the US Department of Justice, money traffickers are also criminals.
The FBI also entered the dance informing internet users that “Operating as money launderers and allowing others to use the bank account you or carry out financial transactions on behalf of others, not only endangers your financial better safety and your personal data, but it is also a crime".
