SEASON 12 · EPISODE 2 · 19:38
Don't let mules make an ass of your firm
Ray Blake & Graham Barrow · 8 February 2025
Episode notes
In this episode we look at the FCA's latest thematic review of the National Fraud Database and money mule account detection tools and summarise what we think firms can take from it and what actions they might consider taking in response.
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