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Walk-in agent
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<p>A walk-in agent is an individual who voluntarily offers to conduct <a href="/facts/Espionage/oaDJ5fAd">espionage</a>. Specifically, a "walk-in" is an agent or a <a href="/facts/Mole_(espionage)/0szHCKYS">mole</a> of a government who literally walks into an <a href="/facts/Diplomatic_mission/1w9THR8P">embassy</a> or <a href="/facts/Intelligence_agency/r3kDlaeD">intelligence agency</a> without prior contact or <a href="/facts/Recruitment_of_spies/vMFC6SfJ">recruitment</a> as an <a href="/facts/Asset_(intelligence)/Jv7TArfz">asset</a>. </p>