Young people are increasingly being tricked into transferring or withdrawing money on behalf of criminals, reports the Crime Prevention Council, the Crime Prevention Council.
Criminals are either transparent with the ‘money mules’, in which case the young people are either forced to comply, or misleading – a common story is that their own account is temporarily not working.
Digital banking is the norm among young people, so many do it without thinking about it, notes the Crime Prevention Council.
More than just a transaction
Police officer Peter Bjerre tells TV2 that the young people typically receive a deal and then withdraw the money in cash to the criminal.
Thomas Houtved, police commissioner at the National Center for IT Crime, tells TV2 that many of the young people do not understand that they are involved in organized crime, or how serious a crime it is.
They risk getting a criminal record and even a prison sentence.
Information campaign
That’s why the Crime Prevention Council is launching a campaign to warn young people against doing so – especially if they have been asked by someone they do not know very well to help them.
Anyone in such a situation is encouraged to call 114.
Source: The Nordic Page