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NewsNew operation to protect next generation EU recovery funds
Launched at Europol, Operation Sentinel will contribute to a concerted response to an expected fraud wave.
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NewsNew scam exploits iPhone users looking for love
Researchers at Sophos Labs have unearthed a fake iOS cryptocurrency apps that has targeted US, European victims for at least $1.4 million.
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NewsEuropol shuts down network selling fake financial services
Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, the Netherlands and Ukraine, supported by Europol and Eurojust, teamed up against an organised crime group involved in binary fraud.
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NewsPhishing scams via SMS on the rise
A new financial crime report has discovered a rise in phishing scams conducted via text message, an act known as smishing.
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NewsNew fraud hotline launched in UK
In a new pilot scheme to combat the surge in financial crimes consumers can now phone 159 to be connected to their bank and receive advice.
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NewsUS financial firms tread carefully in Afghan dealings
With a designated terrorist group the Taliban now in charge of Afghanistan, US banks and other financial service companies are being extra cautious in business they have in the country to avoid breaching sanctions on the Islamic group.
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NewsSFO launches money laundering and fraud probe into care home investor
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in the UK is investigating entrepreneur Gavin Woodhouse plus individuals and companies associated with him for suspected money laundering and fraud.
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NewsFlipkart faces huge fine for ‘breaking investment laws’
India’s financial crime agency has reportedly asked e-commerce giant Flipkart and others to explain why they should not face a INR100bn ($1.34bn, €1.13bn) penalty for allegedly violating foreign investment laws.
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NewsRobinhood braced for multi-million fine in AML probe
Online trading app Robinhood said it expects to pay a $30m (€25.4m) penalty in relation to an anti-money laundering probe of its cryptocurrency business, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing
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NewsNigeria becomes eagle eyed in reporting financial crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria this week launched the Eagle Eye smartphone app to make telling it about economic and financial crimes easier.
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NewsBanks in Latvia improve AML/CTF controls
Latvia’s Finance and Capital Market Commission says banks in the country have implemented numerous changes to improve their internal control systems.
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NewsFinCEN has turned its attention to crypto
The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) has identified cryptocurrencies as one of the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism ( AML / CFT ) priorities.
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NewsDigitalisation increases cybercrime risk
The growth in digitalisation has led to a greater threat of falling victim cybercrime, according to respondents in a survey of the MENA region by data provider Refinitiv.
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NewsEnvironmental crime is money laundering threat says FATF
Countries should view environmental crimes such as illegal forestry, mining, land clearances and waste trafficking – and the associated trading – as a money-laundering (ML) risk, according to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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NewsHead of Guernsey’s new financial crime agency seeks tougher powers
Kevin Davis, director of the Economic and Financial Crime Bureau in Guernsey, is working on acquiring greater powers to seize illegally acquired cash and property.
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NewsFCA warns of dangers from unregistered crypto companies
The 111 crypto asset firms operating in the UK without registration pose a risk to the broader financial system, according to Mark Steward, head of enforcement and market oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA).
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EventFinCrime World Forum deep-dives into corruption, dirty money, and the fight against kleptocracy
Today at FinCrime World Forum, award-winning investigative reporter and Financial Times investigations correspondent, Tom Burgis, discussed the inner workings of a growing global network of kleptocratic elites.
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EventFinCrime World Forum focusses on the stark reality of financial crime facing the EU, with Europol’s Burkhard Mühl
Day two of FinCrime World Forum begins with an investigation into the sheer scale and complexity of the financial crime crisis facing governments across Europe and beyond
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NewsMalta’s ‘wild west’ beginnings as blockchain island catch FAFT’s eye
Members of the Financial Action Task Force (FAFT) have voiced concerns about the estimated €60bn ($71bn) of cryptocurrency and other virtual assets which moved through Malta in a ‘wild west’ period after the government declared the country a blockchain island in 2017.
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AnalysisJohn Scanlon discusses the wildlife/FinCrime nexus at FinCrime World Forum
Before a global audience, Australian lawyer John Scanlon today presented his experiences of the illegal wildlife trade, and explored how the illicit industry props up international financial crime.