English Dictionary

credit mule

名詞

A victim of fraud persuaded to use his own name and information to obtain an expensive item with credit contract attached, such as a smartphone. The victim, or "mule," is paid when he gives the item to the fraudster, and he is assured the contract will be cancelled, but it is not. Thus, the victim acquires a debt while the fraudster can sell the item at a large profit.

日本語の意味

クレジット・ミュールとは、詐欺被害者が自らの名前や情報を利用して、高額な商品（例：スマートフォン）をクレジット契約付きで取得させられ、その商品を詐欺師へ引き渡すことで報酬を得るものの、実際には不正な契約で負債を負わされる被害者のことを指します。

He was recruited as a credit mule, persuaded to sign for an expensive smartphone in his own name and handed it over for payment, only to be left with the unpaid contract after the fraudster sold the phone for a large profit.

彼はだまされて高額なスマートフォンの分割契約を自分の名義で結ばされ、渡したときに報酬を受け取ったが、詐欺師がその端末を利益目的で売却した後も未払いの契約を負わされてしまった。

意味（1）

A victim of fraud persuaded to use his own name and information to obtain an expensive item with credit contract attached, such as a smartphone. The victim, or "mule," is paid when he gives the item to the fraudster, and he is assured the contract will be cancelled, but it is not. Thus, the victim acquires a debt while the fraudster can sell the item at a large profit.

credit mules （ plural ）