NEW LESSONS TO COUNTER HUGE RISE IN YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MONEY-LAUNDERING IN UK

The Times Educational Supplement on 7th March reported that there has been a 275% rise in the number of under-21s acting as money mules (i.e. individuals who allow their bank accounts to be used to facilitate the movement of criminal funds) in the UK, whether wittingly or unwittingly.  It reports that a new personal, social, health and economics (PSHE) education anti-fraud resource, aimed at secondary school pupils, is therefore being published, in an effort to prevent this from happening.

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/new-lessons-counter-huge-rise-young-people-involved-money-laundering

The PSHE Association Anti-Fraud Education is at –

https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/curriculum-and-resources/resources/cifas-anti-fraud-education-lesson-plans-ks34

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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