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Anatomy of a Fraud Operation: Mule Account Creation on B2B Fintech Platforms in France

ID: d9fb014d-6f3f-5fd3-a6a0-c38a0b88a5d7

STIX ID: report--d9fb014d-6f3f-5fd3-a6a0-c38a0b88a5d7

Feed Name: Group-IB Blog

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-04-22

Date Updated: 2026-06-04

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This Group-IB report documents a structured, large-scale fraud operation (ASGARD/astarta_seller1) that creates verified French freelancer fintech accounts for money laundering by combining phishing-harvested victim PII, SIM-modem farm sign-ups, a two-actor KYC social-engineering step, and low-cost device handovers; it details observed signals, IOCs, dark-web pricing, and detection recommendations for financial platforms.

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