Tag Archives: money mule

Loophole in the wall

Posted on April 7, 2021 by ihatemoneylaundering

Cash is a problem during a pandemic.  Cash-intensive businesses like nail bars cannot trade, and takeaway food outlets have turned into delivery hubs with payment in advance by card.  Luckily, anyone desperate to offload their criminal cash has a new-ish … Continue reading →

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Planes and pandemics

Posted on March 18, 2020 by ihatemoneylaundering

One of the challenges of AML work is keeping up with the endless adaptability and imagination of criminals.  Unshackled by moral considerations, or by the need to report to risk committees or by the requirement to comply with legislation (quite … Continue reading →

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Lights, camera, action!

Posted on November 20, 2019 by ihatemoneylaundering

After my little rant about podcasts, I can report this week that conversely I am fully in favour of what I still call video clips.  In the olden days, when I used videos as part of my AML training, we … Continue reading →

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Stubborn as a…

Posted on January 17, 2018 by ihatemoneylaundering

For those who roll their eyes when I explain my job, and say that it’s all a load of government-sanctioned nonsense to appease the do-gooders (yes, I’ve heard all of that), Santander has done some handy research.  Big Red (other … Continue reading →

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