Monthly Archives: January 2012

Although I would like a Secret Squirrel badge…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I met quite a few new people at the weekend, and this always involves explaining what I do for a living.  Never mind the elevator pitch: I can explain it in the time it takes to select your floor button. … Continue reading →

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Is AML worth the paper it’s written on?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

As I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently promoting my own writing, I thought I should get down to reading someone else’s.  “The Money Laundry” by JC Sharman had a bit of a buzz around it (it was even … Continue reading →

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My e-publishing adventure – part 8

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

It’s a funny new world, e-publishing.  It means that I can put “publish Edward Part 3″ in my diary as a to do, and tick it off in a morning.  OK, so it’s not quite as exciting as cycling out … Continue reading →

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Telephone numbers

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Those of you who are familiar with my training style will know that what I aim to do is to make people care about money laundering.  I think that if they care, then they will become angry that it happens, … Continue reading →

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Learning on the job

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

When I trained as a teacher, back in the dark ages, one of my most elderly and, yes, crusty lecturers gave us this piece of advice: “If the buggers [a.k.a. delightful young people with enquiring minds] ask you a question … Continue reading →

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My e-publishing adventure – part 7

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

I’m expecting great things in my next report, as doubtless hundreds, nay thousands, of MLROs were given Kindles and iPads for Christmas and, once they returned to the office in January, logged straight on to Amazon to download the latest … Continue reading →

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And Grossey hits a century!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Well, lovely readers, it is quite a day for this little blog!  This is my hundredth post since I went all hi-tech and relaunched my blog here on WordPress.  I can’t tell you how much I enjoy writing it – … Continue reading →

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CBT for AML: does it work?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Yesterday afternoon I was schmoozing – there’s no other word for it – with a group of MLROs from local law firms.  And the talk turned, of its own accord and with minimal manipulation from me, to the topic of … Continue reading →

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Thai update

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

In an update to yesterday’s post, it turns out that seventy people were involved in the fraud.  In short, someone rang this elderly lady, told her that he was the head of the Thai FIU, and said that she was … Continue reading →

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No half-measures here

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

In the immortal words of “Blackadder Goes Forth”, I’ve got to admire your balls, sir.  Anyone these days can orchestrate a fraud: what with the Internet giving you access to all the gullible people in the world (of which it … Continue reading →

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