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Online fraudsters are increasingly turning to encrypted forums on the dark web to engage with handlers of “sophisticated” money-mule networks and move funds from business email compromises and similar frauds, FBI officials told ACAMS moneylaundering.com. Profits from BECs, bogus lottery scams, vacation rentals and romance frauds are typically circulated through U.S. and overseas financial institutions by mules also recruited over the Internet, mostly from mainstream websites where visitors post job listings and other classified advertisements. After connecting with cyberfraudsters over the dark web, professional launderers deploy “bird dogs” to find individuals who agree to use their bank accounts to move...