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Criminals use people to help them move ‘dirty’ money.
Find out their methods and how this crime works.
If you let someone else use your bank account to move money, you’re a money mule.
Criminals will pay you to ‘clean’ their ‘dirty’ money. This means moving the money they make from crime, so it looks like it’s from a legal source.Â
Never use your bank account to deposit or receive money from a company or person you don’t know or trust.
If you have screenshots of messages about money muling on social media, send them to IveBeenTargeted@halifax.co.uk. Your information helps us prevent fraud.
If you get an offer, online or in person, to move money for someone else, it could be a scam.
Here’s what to do:
To report money mules, you can:
If your personal or banking details are at risk:
Talk to someone you trust: