Tackling Authorized Fraud and Scams Series: Money Mules – The Overlooked ‘Last Mile’ in Fraud

Fraud doesn’t work without money mules — yet they remain one of the most under-addressed elements in the fraud lifecycle. In this session, we’ll explore how mule activity fuels authorized fraud, the different types of mules (using FBI definitions) and how financial institutions can detect and disrupt mule networks in real time.  

Join Outseer’s Yogesh Patel and Oliver Ludlow as they break down:  

• Types of mules and distinctions in how they operate at a network level  
• How the layering of behavioral and transactional signals lowers false positives  
• The high cost of false debanking and account closures  
• Benefits of real-time mule detection  
• Trends in fraud cashouts, including cards and crypto