TREND ROUNDUP: CRIMINALS TURNING TO ONLINE RENTALS TO LAUNDER MONEY, SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENLIST YOUTH

TREND ROUNDUP: CRIMINALS TURNING TO ONLINE RENTALS TO LAUNDER MONEY, SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENLIST YOUTH

In the last month, organized criminal groups, fraudsters and identity thieves have shown their creativity to launder money and monetize stolen credit card data, in some cases using online rental services to cleanse funds, while in others duping millennials into becoming “money mules” through sham social media job posts.

Early last month, in the aftermath of the Paul Manafort indictment, more than two dozen New York city and state lawmakers sent a letter to online home rental site, Airbnb, pressuring the company to identify and remove illegal listings on its site that could be used by thieves and criminals to launder money, according to the New York Daily News.

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