26/06/2025
💳 What Is a Mule Account?
A mule account is a bank account used to receive and move illegal money, often as part of money laundering, scams, or other financial crimes.
The person who owns or allows their account to be used is called a money mule. These accounts are used to help criminals hide the origin of stolen or illegal funds.
🧾 Common situations where mule accounts are used:
• Receiving scam money and transferring it elsewhere
• Letting someone else use your account to "hold money"
• Selling or renting your bank account to others
• Being tricked into receiving and forwarding money (fake jobs, love scams, etc.)
⚖️ Legal Action in Malaysia
In Malaysia, using or allowing your account to be used as a mule account is a serious criminal offence.
📚 Law:
• Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA or AMLATFPUAA 2001)
🚨 If you're found guilty:
• Up to 15 years imprisonment
• Fine of RM5 million OR 5 times the value of the illegal money (whichever is higher)
• Assets and money can be frozen or confiscated
• Bank account will be blacklisted and closed
✅ How to Protect Yourself
** Never rent, sell, or share your bank or e-wallet account **
💳 什么是“钱骡账户”?
钱骡账户(Mule Account)是指被用来接收和转移非法资金的银行账户,通常涉及洗钱、诈骗或其他金融犯罪。
拥有该账户或允许他人使用该账户的人被称为钱骡(Money Mule)。这些账户帮助犯罪分子掩盖非法资金的来源,让黑钱看起来像是合法收入。
🧾 钱骡账户常见的使用方式:
• 接收诈骗得来的钱,并再转账给其他人
• 让别人使用你的银行账户来“保管资金”
• 出售或出租你的银行账户给他人
• 被欺骗接受并转出资金(如假工作、爱情诈骗等)
⚖️ 在马来西亚的法律后果
在马来西亚,使用或允许他人使用你的账户作为“钱骡账户”是严重的刑事犯罪。
📚 相关法律:
• 2001年反洗钱、反恐融资及非法活动收益法(Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001,简称 AMLA 或 AMLATFPUAA 2001)
🚨 如果被判有罪,可能面临:
• 最高15年监禁
• 罚款:不超过非法金额的5倍或500万马币(取较高者)
• 资金与资产可能被冻结或被充公
• 银行账户将被拉黑并永久关闭
✅ 温馨提示
*如何保护自己
** 绝不要出租、出售或共享你的银行账户或电子钱包账户 **