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More than 80% of fraud prevention, risk, and compliance professionals report that mule activity is detected reactively rather than prevented before suspicious transactions occur.

Publisher	Incognia
Report	The State of Mule Account Handovers in 2026
Published	29 April 2026
Topics	Mule Accounts, Fraud Detection, Risk Management, Fraud, Fraud Prevention

Published by Incognia in The State of Mule Account Handovers in 2026, 29 April 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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