Combined efforts by law enforcements from various countries helped crack down on one of the most important enablers of money laundering - Money Mules and their recruiters European money mule action 2022 8,755 Money Mules were identified 1,648 Investigations were initiated which was supported by around 1800 financial institutions from 25 countries EUR 17.5 million prevented from being laundered by Money Mules in three - month action 222 money mule recruiters were identified 4,089 Fraudulent transactions were identified 2,469 individuals were arrested worldwide A snapshot of key highlights of 鈥�European Money Mule Action 2022鈥�: