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كشفت هيئة السلوك المالي البريطانية عن إغلاق مئات الآلاف من الحسابات المصرفية المشتبه في استخدامها كحسابات وسيطة لنقل الأموال غير المشروعة خلال عام 2025. وأوضحت الهيئة أن شبكات الجريمة المنظمة تستغل عدة حسابات متتالية لتمويه مصادر الأموال قبل سحبها نقداً.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reported that financial institutions closed nearly 238,396 suspected money mule accounts in 2025, up from 184,935 in 2023. Despite these aggressive actions, organized crime groups continue to move illicit capital through multi-layered banking networks before converting funds to cash, highlighting persistent systemic vulnerabilities in fraud detection.
Financial firms are shutting down hundreds of thousands of suspected money mule accounts, but organised criminal groups are still shifting dirty money through multiple bank accounts before cashing out.
An FCA survey found firms have closed an increasing number of suspected mule accounts over the last 3 years: 238,396 suspected mules had their accounts closed in 2025, up from 184,935 in 2023 and 233,269 in 2024.An increase in account closures could reflect broader customer growth alongside impro