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Employee asked to process customer payments via personal bank account and Bitcoin ATM

💸 moneysocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 5/5

An employee is being asked by their boss to receive customer payments into their personal bank account and then transfer those funds to a Bitcoin ATM, and is concerned about the legality of this arrangement.

Who's affected: An employee

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A browser extension or app that flags common 'money mule' job descriptions on job boards.
  2. An educational platform providing clear, accessible guides on financial compliance and employment red flags for new workers.
  3. A policy initiative requiring banks to provide automated alerts when personal accounts show patterns consistent with money laundering or mule activity.
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Real voices

“my boss wants me to process customer payments. The payment will be deposited into my personal bank account and then I take it to a Bitcoin ATM”

Source: Stack Exchange (money) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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