What makes you confident in asserting this? While it appears to be Russian speakers who are looking for cooperative hosts, it's not at all clear that the issue

What makes you confident in asserting this? While it appears to be Russian speakers who are looking for cooperative hosts, it's not at all clear that the issue is limited to Russia. From the article: The laundering may work outside Russia as well. In another post, a sixth scammer, who is also willing to split the cash 50-50, says they are looking for hosts and “the country does not matter,” their post reads. Another post on a Russian-language forum is looking for EU-based hosts.