Good afternoon,

Have you ever been asked to help transfer money by:

An online friend or love interest?

Someone offering a way to make easy money?

Someone claiming to need help as they can’t use their own bank account?

It may have been a criminal, using your good nature to “launder” their proceeds of crime.  Money laundering means disguising where money really came from – for example, by moving money through different bank accounts. Criminals recruit people – money mules – to help them do this.  

Our colleagues at The Met Police have made a short film which explains more: Little Guide to not being a MONEY MULE (subtitles & sign).mp4 on Vimeo

If this message is not relevant to you, please share it with friends and family members who may find it more useful.

Hampshire Alerts is not a crime reporting portal – please do not report crime here.

If you realise you’ve been scammed and wish to report a fraud that has already happened, please report it to Action Fraud either phone 0300 123 2040 or online at: Action Fraud

If a crime is in progress, and/or you are in fear for yourself or someone else, and/or there is evidence in situ that could be damaged/destroyed, please phone 999 immediately. 

Otherwise, report online, or find out about other ways to report a crime at: Report a crime | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Thank you – Fraud Safeguarding Team