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Massive transfer of capital out of a country, often illicitly.

Banking centers in the Caribbean frequently used to hide assets.

Fraudulent use of cash back schemes to launder money.

Methods to introduce illicit money into legitimate transactions by returning it as change.

Physical transportation of large amounts of illicit money between countries.

Exchange of money for other valuable assets, such as cryptocurrencies or gold.

Series of interconnected transactions used to hide the origin of funds.

Use of charities to move or launder illicit funds.

Scheme in which the same funds circulate between parties to hide the origin.

Organized groups that collaborate to facilitate illegal financial activities.

Integrated system to ensure that the organization complies with financial regulations.

Training provided to employees to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.

Training programs to educate employees on financial compliance.

The act of concealing the origin or ownership of illicit funds.

Continuous monitoring of financial activities to identify suspicious behavior.

Investigation technique in which suspicious goods are monitored until their final destination.

Misuse of correspondent accounts between banks to move illicit funds.

Trade in counterfeit goods used as a means to launder money.

Risk of financial loss due to the default of a customer.

Transfer of illicit money between countries to make it difficult to trace.

Creation of complex financial structures between countries to hide assets.

Transactions involving the transfer of funds between different countries.

Use of cryptocurrency mining as a means to integrate illicit money.

Use of cryptocurrencies to hide the origin of illicit funds.

Services that mix cryptocurrency transactions to hide their origin.

Use of cryptography to protect financial data and transactions.

Unauthorized use of devices to mine cryptocurrencies for illicit purposes.

Customer verification and analysis process to assess associated risks.

Mandatory customer identification program in financial institutions.

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