Money laundering has two parts. Obscuring the money, and making the money look legitimate. If you are dealing with cash, the first is more or less done for yo

Money laundering has two parts. Obscuring the money, and making the money look legitimate. If you are dealing with cash, the first is more or less done for you (though if you are dealing with counterfeit cash, you still need to worry about the first). Mixers do the first and don't advertise themselves as services for the second. Mixers basically put you in the same position as organized crime is traditionally in before laundering, lots of cash that isn't really tied with a crime, but has no good reason to be in your possession.