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15th May
18:00 to 19:00
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Step Up Career Challenge: Free Virtual Work Experience with Experian
Join our career challenges to see how Experian tackles fraud, protects communities from financial crime and helps catch the baddies! All while gaining virtual work experience!
Ever wondered how criminals use money to fund illegal activities?
Financial crimes like money laundering and fraud costs the UK billions of pounds every year. Worse still, criminals are often moving money that comes from the most devastating crimes – those which cause harm to young and vulnerable people.
Experian believe data has the power to change lives. They help businesses and organisations use information in smarter ways to fight financial crime. By combining cutting-edge technology, powerful data, and expert insights, they’re helping to stop criminals in their tracks and making financial systems safer and fairer for everyone.
“Fast Cash, Hidden Crimes: Are You Being Used as a Money Mule?”
Money muling is a growing crime where ordinary people unknowingly help criminals move illegal funds.
“Santander UK reported handling 22,467 money mule cases between October 2023 and September 2024, marking a 32% rise from the previous year. Specifically, cases involving 18 to 24-year-olds increased by 26%”
A quick cash job, a harmless bank transfer, or helping a “friend” online—could you be unknowingly funding crime? Investigate how money Muling is connected to human trafficking, analyse real scam tactics, and learn how to protect yourself from becoming part of a dangerous network.
A friend asks you to receive and forward money for them—just a quick bank transfer in exchange for easy cash. It sounds harmless, right? But what if that money is tied to human trafficking, fraud, or organised crime?
Your Mission as a Fraud Detective:
Your mission is to review, analyse and spot trends and patterns in a large dataset of financial transactions linked to money muling, uncover red flags, and learn how these scams connect to human trafficking networks.
Data Strategy approach: Applying your Excel skills
Can you provide insights on how to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of money muling?
Data Science approach: Applying your R or Python skills
Can you predict the indicators for an account being subject to money muling?
What this live online career challenge will involve:
Meet the Experian Fraud team
Develop critical thinking and literacy skills Detect financial crime patterns, and develop critical cybersecurity skills
Gain a virtual work experience certificate
Protect yourself from becoming financially vulnerable
Associated Badges:
In A Nutshell...
- Develop ... data literacy, problem solving skills
- Gain ... virtual work experience with Experian
- Build your profile ... add you certificate to your CV, LinkedIn profile, employer applications
- Experience ... with a great example to talk about at interview
- Get ... employer ready!
- Earn up to 25 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.
Schedule
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18:00 to 19:00 on 15/05/25
Get your Rise Points Email your certificate to a.hugill@mmu.ac.uk to receive your points -
18:00 to 19:00 on 15/05/25
Attend Live Work Experience -
18:00 to 19:00 on 15/05/25
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