On February 25 this year the OECD published a new report: Ending the Shell Game, Cracking down in the Professionals who enable Tax and White Collar Crimes. Professional enablers are a distinct
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OECD report on professional enablers
Guidelines on ML/TF risk factors
The European Banking Authority (hereinafter EBA) is an independent EU-authority established in Paris, formed on January 1, 2011 in order to maintain financial stability in the EU and to protect the
Serious Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA)
In EU SOCTA 2021, published on April 12, Europol cautioned that money laundering in the European Union is widely spread and more complex than previously thought. The report, which is published every
Private investment funds and money laundering
By Tom Debets and Lisette de Zeeuw Last year, through a hack of the US investigation services (blueleaks), among other things a document about money laundering through hedge funds and private equity
Public-private partnership, TBML and the automotive sector
By Tamara Pollard-Maijer A number of years ago, the AMLC started to invite chain partners to tackle Trade Based Money Laundering. We quickly concluded that the information positions of all
Warning: AMLC and GF Prevention are NOT affiliated
We have received several reports this week of fraud victims being approached by GF Prevention (Global Fraud Prevention). GF Prevention claims to be a 'third member organisation' working in close
Online gambling as a money laundering method
Written by: Noortje Boere Until 1 October 2021, online gambling was prohibited in the Netherlands. With the introduction of the Remote Gaming Act ('Wet Kansspelen op Afstand’), this has changed.
Mirror trading, an opportunity for criminals?
By Dorine Stahlie and Sophie de Ridder, AMLC In response to the FinCen files, several news items were published on mirror trading in connection with money laundering. Take for example the item in the
AMLC warns against scams
Last week it became apparent that letters are being sent which appear to have come from our Centre, asking victims of fraud to make additional payments.These letters do not originate from the AMLC.
AMLC in Europol Financial Intelligence Public Private Partnership Steering Group (EFIPPP)
The EFIPPP is a global public–private partnership; a European partnership between investigative services, financial intelligence units and banking institutions which need to give insight into