"credit mule" meaning in All languages combined

See credit mule on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: credit mules [plural]
Etymology: From credit + mule. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|credit|mule}} credit + mule Head templates: {{en-noun}} credit mule (plural credit mules)
  1. A victim of fraud persuaded to use their own name and information to obtain an expensive item with credit contract attached, such as a smartphone. The victim, or "mule", is paid on giving the item to the fraudster, and 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.
    Sense id: en-credit_mule-en-noun-abpP7898 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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