Proactive Detection Against

risk
fraud prevention
compliance
onboarding
chargebacks
authentication

Money Mule Fraud

business
growth
customers
clients
sales
expansion
revenue

Bureau’s Money Mule Score uses cutting-edge link analysis to weave together
user data, devices, and behaviour. This real-time web of information exposes hidden patterns,
identifying money mules proactively.

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Did You Know?

Money mules ripple a dark wave through the global economy, costing billions of dollars annually. Over 90% of the reported cases are linked to cybercrime. This stolen wealth weakens businesses, shrinks tax revenue, and fuels more crime. By unwittingly laundering money, mules become unknowing partners in this damaging cycle.

If you’d like to know more about how Money Mules operate, click here.

53%
Of the total fraud threats to financial institutions are caused by money mules in 2023
59%
Of new accounts of application fraud are money mules, with the accounts going bad within 45 days
$10BN
Of reported money movement estimated via money mules annually.

Our Alternate Data Suite of Solution is Trusted By

Bureau's Money Mule Score Stops Fraudsters
Before They Act On Your Business.

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Predicts, not just reacts
Proactively prevents fraud while complementing existing KYC procedures
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Paints a holistic picture of the customer journey
Decisions built on a full spectrum of a user behavior
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Protects your entire ecosystem
Safeguards all touchpoints with insights beyond traditional scores
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Passive checks with zero onboarding friction
Seamless pre-onboarding insights for secure, user-friendly experiences

How Does Bureau's

risk
fraud prevention
compliance
onboarding
chargebacks
authentication

Money Mule Score work?

business
growth
customers
clients
sales
expansion
revenue

Bureau's Money Mule Score analyzes user data,
including names, emails, and phone numbers,
to identify potential anomalies and suspicious behavior.

.Each data point is assigned a risk score, and the
cumulative score helps businesses assess whether
a user is legitimate or a potential money mule.

Bureau identity verification, KYC and fraud prevention

Bureau’s capabilities that can effectively
Deter
Money Mule Fraud

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Email Intelligence
Validate email ownership, email vintage, cross check if the email address has previously been flagged or spammed, and assess the overall riskiness of the email address
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Phone Intelligence
Validate phone number and ownership with Telecom partners. Assess risky phone numbers, history of fraud, registered name, registered and current location along with other signals.
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Social Intelligence
Assess and analyze the digital presence on users on popular social media platforms, country-specific portals or other community forums.
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Device Fingerprint
Analyze device hardware and software parameters to generate unique device IDs and detect mules through application volume patterns.
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Malicious Software Detection
Device Intelligence detects suspicious software and system tampering, while IP Intelligence reveals true IP, location, and masking tools like VPNs or Tor.
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IP Intelligence
IP intelligence extracts the true IP and gives the approximate location of the user. It also detects any IP masking tools, VPNs, proxy or Tor.

Bureau Success Story: A leading Indian Bank Improves
Money Mule Detection by 60%

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60%
more high-risk accounts were identified
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300,000
potential mule accounts detected
guarantee
$9 MN
potential losses saved for the bank

Backed by

Accreditations
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Bureau’s digital solutions used by Uni for their lending partners have significantly reduced the risk of fraud by leveraging solutions around key information such as name, email, and device-related information. Additionally, the Bureau's digital footprint variables for phone numbers and email addresses play a crucial role in the digital authentication of customers. The best part here is the availability of solutions in real-time which is best suited for digital players to catch the fraudsters without impacting the genuine users.

Ajay S., Sr. Director, Risk & Compliance, Uni Cards

Proactively stop Money Mules from damaging your business reputation

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