‘Money mule’ defrauds four retirees of life savings in fake bank deposit scheme
A scammer posing as a money mule convinced four retirees to hand over their life savings in a fraudulent bank deposit deal.
Four retirees have been defrauded of their life savings by someone operating as a 'money mule' in a scheme involving a too-good-to-be-true bank deposit deal. The victims were persuaded to invest money based on promises that did not materialise.
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How ‘million-dollar money mule’ duped four retirees out of their life savings
The bank deposit deal looked too good to be true. It was.