The online and offline distribution of fake and substandard goods now relies heavily on the digital domain and criminals trafficking counterfeit food and drink are setting up complex trade-based money laundering (TBML) schemes according to Europol. The EU law enforcement… Read More ›
Trade-based money laundering (TBML) was employed extensively by a Ghana-based criminal enterprise to obscure the origin of the proceeds of a variety of frauds perpetrated in the US, including romance scams targeting the elderly, business email compromise scams, and fraudulently… Read More ›
In the two years since the first cases of Covid-19 were reported several experts and authorities have endeavoured to establish the impact of the pandemic on trade-based financial crime (TBFC). But while it is relatively easy to establish increased vulnerabilities… Read More ›
Addressing illicit financial flows (IFFs) was one of six major financing challenges focused on at a virtual high-level event –Financing for Development in the Era of Covid-19 and Beyond – convened by the UN Secretary-General and the leaders of Canada… Read More ›
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented global challenges, human suffering and economic disruption. It has also led to an increase in COVID-19-related crimes, including fraud, cybercrime, misdirection or exploitation of government funds or international financial assistance, which is creating… Read More ›