Latest Typologies
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SponsoredApricorn — Blurred Boundaries: The ‘Consumer’ Scams That Could Be the Next Business Threats
Jon Fielding, Managing Director EMEA, Apricorn
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FeatureThe Complex World of NFTs and Financial Crime
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are perhaps best known as a way to assign digital “ownership” to pictures of cartoon monkeys. But a new report from Elliptic claims that NFT-based platforms are being used to launder millions of dollars of illicit funds.
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VideoEconomic Crime: From Conception to Response
Join Prof Mark Button and Dr Branislav Hock, authors of the newly published book: ‘Economic Crime: From Conception to Response’ for a discussion and a reflection on the most important problems associated with economic crime.
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VideoThe Importance of a Strong AML Transaction Monitoring Governance Framework in Today’s Regulatory Environment
How to run a successful AML Transaction Monitoring Governance Framework
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VideoUtilising Automation, AI, Data and Machine Learning to Fight Financial Crimes More Effectively: What’s on the Horizon For 2022
How can AI, Machine Learning and other RegTech tools enhance protection, detection and response processes
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VideoCrypto 2.0 – New ways of performing old tricks? Exploring Crypto Typologies with Nick Furneaux
Any sufficiently new technology can seem like magic to the uninitiated, and it can become easy to assume that its abuse by criminals is equally magical and just as perplexing. It can also become a natural next step to assume that there is a particular type of ‘crime’ inherent to the new technology in question.
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NewsDozens arrested and 800 officers deployed in major anti-mafia operation in Europe
A total of 31 people have been arrested in a major operation against international drug trafficking and money laundering which saw the deployment of 800 police officers and tax officials.
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NewsProsecutors drop all charges against Danske Bank executives in €200bn laundering probe
Prosecutors in Denmark have dropped charges against the former chief executive of Danske Bank and two other senior executives as part of their investigation into the bank’s Estonian branch money laundering scandal.
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NewsTwo cryptocurrency exchanges shut down amid fraud investigations in Turkey
Two cryptocurrency exchanges have closed in a week and are the subject of fraud investigations in an apparent clampdown in Turkey.
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NewsSix arrested in Hong Kong in $322 million laundering case
A money laundering syndicate that allegedly made thousands of suspicious transactions totalling $322million in total has been “smashed” and six people arrested, according to the Hong Kong government.
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BlogSpotting suspicious activity in the arts and antiquities markets
Fine art is used by launderers and terrorists to move billions of dollars of illicit cash every year. As regulators look to clamp down, Paula Krulicki outlines some of the key warning signs for Anti Money Laundering compliance teams to be aware of
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NewsHungarian authorities dismantle €8million VAT ‘invoice mills’ fraud scheme
An organised criminal group that used “missing traders” to fraudulent claim €8.2million has been dismantled by the Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration, Europol announced yesterday.
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NewsErnst & Young drops appeal against $10.8m penalty to laundering whistleblower
Ernst & Young (EY) has dropped its appeal against the United Kingdom’s High Court awarding former partner and whistleblower Amjad Rihan $10.8m (€9.08m) in compensation.
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NewsOnline gaming association calls for ‘decisive action” in money laundering investigations in Malta
An association of iGaming companies based in Malta has called for “clear and decisive action” to hold money launderers in the industry accountable following a series of scandals in recent weeks.
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NewsUK solicitors watchdog warns of real estate vendor fraud trend
A solicitors’ watchdog in the United Kingdom has alerted law enforcement bodies to a trend in real estate vendor fraud, in which homes are sold without the knowledge of the owners.
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NewsOnline gambling firm fined £3.4million for AML shortcomings and breaching license conditions
Online gambling firm Intouch Games has been fined £3.4million in the United Kingdom after breaching anti money laundering (AML) rul
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NewsUS man admits $5.5 million Covid-relief loan scheme fraud
A Washington man has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering in a scheme to obtain $5.5 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and hide the proceeds.
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AnalysisIs there such thing as ‘cryptocurrency crime’?
Nick Furneaux is a world-renowned cryptocurrency forensic expert and a crypto-investigation trainer for law enforcement agencies and major businesses. Ahead of his presentation to FinCrime World Forum next week, he tells us why he doesn’t believe there is such thing as ‘cryptocurrency crime’.
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NewsFATF and Egmont Group identify 35 risk factors for TBML
A new report has outlined 35 risk factors of Trade-Based Money Laundering that compliance teams are urged to take into account when trying to identify suspicious activity.
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AnalysisThe challenges of tackling modern slavery
Ahead of his session at FinCrime World Forum Andrew Wallis OBE explains the drivers behind modern slavery in the UK and what governments and businesses should do to help tackle the problem