FATF Scam Compounds Report: Following Victim Money to Cash-Out
The FATF scam compounds report maps how victim money moves through mules, wallets and OTC desks, and what that means for AML, fraud and STR reporting teams.
The FATF scam compounds report maps how victim money moves through mules, wallets and OTC desks, and what that means for AML, fraud and STR reporting teams.
The FCA money mule review published on 23 September 2026, “Money mules: mule activity and cashing out findings”, reports that the 35 retail banks, building societies, challenger banks, payment institutions (PIs) and e-money institutions (EMIs) it surveyed offboarded 238,396 suspected money mules in 2025, up from 184,935 in 2023 and 233,269 in 2024. Its sharper…